Bruce Kison

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 178lb (193cm, 80kg)

Born: February 18, 1950 in Pasco, WA us

Died: June 2, 2018 in Bradenton, FL

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 14th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pasco HS (Pasco, WA).

High School: Pasco HS (Pasco, WA)

School: Central Washington University (Ellensburg, WA)

Debut: July 4, 1971 (Age 21-136d, 13,143rd in major league history)
vs. CHC 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: October 5, 1985 (Age 35-229d)
vs. MIL 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Bruce Eugene Kison

Pronunciation: \KEE-son\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.1

115

ERA

3.66

380

246

1809.2

1073

WHIP

1.301

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Team Record in Appearances: 15-18 / in Starts: 11-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 28, Entered with runners on base: 12

1982 Pitching Game Log

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1982 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	280	5	Apr 10	CAL	@	MIN	W,8-1	GS-4		99	4.0	8	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.25	4.97	18	8	0	0	0	8	44			1	0	0	18	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.39	0.105	2.06	0.09%	1.06	1b start tie	4b 3 out a1
2	281	10	Apr 16	CAL		MIN	W,4-2	GS-8		5	7.1	2	2	0	6	5	0	1	0.79	4.48	32	10	8	1	0	2	69			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.57	0.304	2.61	0.30%	2.81	1t start tie	8t 1-3 1 out a1
3	282	15	Apr 21	CAL	@	SEA	L,3-5	GS-5		4	5.0	7	3	3	1	3	1	1	2.20	4.74	23	5	6	1	0	7	43			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.056	2.39	-0.07%	-0.42	1b start tie	5b 3 out tie
4	283	20	Apr 28	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-6	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.60	4.68	6	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	-0.002	.10	0.00%	-0.51	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 6
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	284	30	May 9	CAL		BAL	W,8-4	GS-8	W(1-0)	10	7.0	4	2	2	6	4	0	0	2.59	4.53	29	11	5	0	0	3	59			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.47	0.340	2.88	0.40%	2.12	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out a7
6	285	35	May 14	CAL		CLE	W,5-2	GS-7	W(2-0)	4	6.2	6	2	2	3	1	0	0	2.61	4.36	28	12	6	0	0	6	52			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.17	0.121	2.22	0.14%	0.90	1t start tie	7t -23 2 out a2
7	286	39	May 19	CAL	@	MIL	W,7-2	GS-8	W(3-0)	4	8.0	5	0	0	2	5	0	0	2.08	3.92	28	10	6	1	0	5	75			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	.55	0.206	1.25	0.28%	3.76	1b start a 2	8b 3 out a7
8	287	44	May 25	CAL	@	BOS	W,10-2	CG	W(4-0)	5	9.0	4	2	2	3	4	0	0	2.06	3.72	34	11	12	0	0	4	72			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	.56	0.124	1.23	0.17%	2.77	1b start tie	9b 3 out a8
9	288	48	May 30	CAL		MIL	L,3-7	GS-6	L(4-1)	4	5.0	6	5	5	3	3	2	0	2.72	4.17	23	5	6	0	1	6	35			0	1	0	19	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.18	-0.331	2.79	-0.47%	-2.50	1t start tie	6t --- 0 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	289	53	Jun 5	CAL		BOS	L,2-7	GS-6	L(4-2)	5	5.1	8	6	6	3	3	2	0	3.39	4.53	27	6	7	2	0	8	28			1	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	-0.282	2.42	-0.39%	-2.19	1t start tie	6t 1-3 1 out d3
11	290	58	Jun 11	CAL	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS-8	W(5-2)	5	7.2	5	3	3	0	4	0	0	3.41	4.20	27	12	6	0	0	5	61			0	0	0	27	2	1	0	1	0	0	.51	0.233	1.37	0.37%	0.68	1b start tie	8b -2- 2 out a3
12	291	63	Jun 17	CAL		TOR	W,10-8	GS-7	W(6-2)	5	6.2	6	4	4	1	4	1	0	3.59	4.18	26	12	3	0	0	6	49			0	1	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.153	1.01	0.22%	-0.73	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out a5
13	292	68	Jun 22	CAL		TEX	L,0-4	GS-3	L(6-3)	4	2.0	6	2	2	1	2	0	0	3.74	4.12	13	3	1	1	0	6	37			1	0	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.141	2.76	-0.22%	-1.38	1t start tie	3t 1-- 0 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	293	76	Jul 1	CAL	@	TEX	L,2-7	7-GF(8)		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.67	4.07	4	2	1	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.09	0.00%	0.69	7b 1-- 2 out d5	8b end d 5
15	294	79	Jul 4	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-6	6-6		2	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	3.74	4.22	5	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.017	.41	-0.04%	-0.50	6b --- 0 out d4	6b 3 out d5
16	295	89	Jul 17	CAL	@	CLE	L,4-10	8-GF(8)		12	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.71	4.21	2	0	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.52	8b 1-- 1 out d6	8b end d 6
17	296	91	Jul 19	CAL	@	BAL	W,6-5	8-GF	S(1)	1	1.2	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	3.74	4.42	7	3	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.78	0.189	11.30	0.34%	0.02	8b 1-- 1 out a2	9b end a 1
18	297	95	Jul 24	CAL	@	NYY	L,5-6	9-GF	L(6-4)	4	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.84	4.55	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.02	-0.365	6.08	-0.66%	-0.77	9b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
19	298	97	Jul 26	CAL		OAK	L,8-11	8-GF		1	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.76	4.46	5	3	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.043	.87	0.08%	1.69	8t 1-3 1 out d3	9t end d 3
20	299	98	Jul 27	CAL		OAK	W,8-7	4-9		0	4.2	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	3.66	4.30	16	7	3	0	0	3		2	0	0	1	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.170	2.93	-0.31%	1.48	4t 1-3 2 out d5	9t 1-- 1 out d1
21	300	102	Jul 31	CAL		SEA	L,3-9	8-GF		3	2.0	3	2	2	0	2	2	0	3.78	4.51	9	2	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	1	.01	-0.005	.04	-0.01%	-1.00	8t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	301	107	Aug 5	CAL		MIN	L,6-8	4-7		4	2.2	4	3	3	1	3	0	1	3.97	4.46	13	2	2	1	0	4		1	0	0	1	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.58	-0.072	1.80	-0.14%	-0.96	4t 1-- 1 out d3	7t -23 0 out d2
23	302	115	Aug 14	CAL	@	OAK	L,1-10	7-7		8	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.93	4.40	5	2	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.09	-0.003	.30	-0.01%	-0.19	7b 1-3 0 out d5	7b 3 out d7
24	303	120	Aug 19	CAL		BOS	W,8-5	4-GF	W(7-4)	4	6.0	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.69	4.31	21	8	6	1	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	.46	0.158	1.64	0.34%	3.38	4t 1-- 0 out d5	9t end a 3
25	304	123	Aug 22	CAL		DET	W,6-5	5-6		2	1.0	2	3	2	0	1	1	0	3.83	4.41	6	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.01	-0.273	3.57	-0.58%	-1.88	5t --- 0 out d2	6t 1-- 0 out tie
26	305	127	Aug 26(2)	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	5-GF(8)		3	3.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	3.69	4.34	13	5	5	1	2	0		2	0	0	0	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	.81	0.260	3.01	0.58%	3.03	5b -23 1 out d1	8b end d 1
27	306	129	Aug 28	CAL	@	BOS	L,6-7	8-GF(10)	L(7-5)	1	2.1	2	1	1	2	5	0	0	3.70	4.26	11	2	2	1	0	0		2	0	3	0	0	9	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.87	-0.160	10.68	-0.36%	0.21	8b 12- 1 out d1	10b end d 1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	307	135	Sep 4	CAL	@	MIL	L,2-8	7-GF(8)		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.65	4.23	4	1	2	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.05	0.00%	1.05	7b -23 2 out d6	8b end d 6
29	308	138	Sep 7	CAL		CHW	L,4-7	3-7		2	3.2	3	1	1	1	2	1	0	3.61	4.29	14	6	2	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	13	2	0	0	1	0	0	.69	-0.055	2.94	-0.14%	-0.18	3t --3 1 out d3	7t -2- 0 out d1
30	309	144	Sep 14	CAL	@	CHW	W,7-0	SHO	W(8-5)	6	9.0	7	0	0	1	4	0	0	3.34	4.12	36	13	11	3	2	7	76			0	0	0	35	2	0	0	1	0	2	1.01	0.372	4.71	1.04%	4.50	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a7
31	310	149	Sep 19	CAL	@	TOR	W,5-1	CG	W(9-5)	4	9.0	4	1	1	2	2	0	0	3.17	4.04	33	20	5	0	1	4	75			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.351	4.53	1.04%	3.91	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a4
32	311	154	Sep 24	CAL	@	TEX	W,10-1	GS-8	W(10-5)	4	8.0	7	1	0	2	8	0	1	2.99	3.91	35	8	9	0	3	7	72			1	0	0	32	0	1	0	0	0	1	.92	0.218	4.14	0.59%	2.76	1b start tie	8b 3 out a9
33	312	159	Sep 29	CAL	@	KCR	L,5-6	GS-7		4	6.1	7	5	5	1	4	1	0	3.17	3.91	27	10	5	0	0	7	42			0	0	0	26	2	2	1	0	0	0	1.20	-0.118	1.81	-0.11%	-0.69	1b start a 1	7b 1-3 1 out a2
							15-18		W-L:10-5,Sv:1	3.9	142.0	120	54	50	44	86	15	5	3.17	3.91	582	1.61		5%	3%	116	56	18	17%	10	4	0	530	22	6	3	11	2	7	.97	1.132	2.70	2.50%	23.44

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