Bruce Kison
Bruce Eugene Kison
Born: February 18, 1950
Pasco, WA USA
Deceased: 2018
Bradenton, FL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 178
Career: 1971-1985
Draft: Round 14 (1968 June Amateur Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
School: Pasco HS (WA)
Minor League Statistics
Bruce Kison compiled a career record of 115 wins and 88 losses in his 388-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1971 season and last took the field during the 1985 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.40 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 95.3 | 93 | 40 | 36 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 405 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.26 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 152.0 | 123 | 61 | 55 | 11 | 69 | 2 | 102 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 641 |
| 1973 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.09 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.7 | 36 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 181 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.49 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 129.0 | 123 | 64 | 50 | 8 | 57 | 7 | 71 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 574 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.23 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 192.0 | 160 | 89 | 69 | 10 | 92 | 9 | 89 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 819 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3.08 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 193.0 | 180 | 83 | 66 | 10 | 52 | 4 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 800 |
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4.90 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 193.0 | 209 | 113 | 105 | 25 | 55 | 6 | 122 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 830 |
| 1978 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.19 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96.0 | 81 | 40 | 34 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 407 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3.19 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 172.3 | 157 | 70 | 61 | 13 | 45 | 5 | 105 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 704 |
| 1980 | AL | California Angels | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.91 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 73.3 | 73 | 46 | 40 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 321 |
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.48 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 180 |
| 1982 | AL | California Angels | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3.17 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 142.0 | 120 | 54 | 50 | 15 | 44 | 3 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 582 |
| 1983 | AL | California Angels | 11 | 5 | .688 | 4.05 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 126.7 | 128 | 59 | 57 | 13 | 43 | 4 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 1984 | AL | California Angels | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5.37 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65.3 | 72 | 42 | 39 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 294 |
| 1985 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4.11 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92.0 | 98 | 43 | 42 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 398 |
| Totals | 115 | 88 | .567 | 3.66 | 380 | 246 | 54 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 1809.7 | 1693 | 839 | 736 | 150 | 662 | 58 | 1073 | 68 | 11 | 58 | 7676 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 18 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .065 | .121 | .097 | .218 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 56 | 53 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .189 | .204 | .302 | .506 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .083 | .143 | .250 | .393 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | 44 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .108 | .214 | .135 | .349 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 71 | 59 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | .119 | .148 | .119 | .266 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 72 | 59 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .203 | .266 | .305 | .571 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 74 | 69 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | .261 | .282 | .362 | .644 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .138 | .138 | .345 | .483 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 63 | 55 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .145 | .161 | .236 | .397 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | California Angels | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1982 | AL | California Angels | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1983 | AL | California Angels | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1984 | AL | California Angels | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 388 | 457 | 404 | 31 | 66 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 158 | .163 | .200 | .248 | .448 | 100 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 18 | 13 | 95.0 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 5 | .963 | 2.463 | 1.444 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 32 | 18 | 152.0 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .960 | 1.421 | .750 |
| 1973 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 7 | 7 | 43.7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.855 | 1.286 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 40 | 16 | 129.0 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 2 | .946 | 2.442 | .875 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 33 | 29 | 192.0 | 11 | 39 | 1 | 5 | .980 | 2.344 | 1.515 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 31 | 29 | 193.0 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 2 | .959 | 2.192 | 1.516 |
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 33 | 32 | 193.0 | 11 | 33 | 2 | 0 | .957 | 2.052 | 1.333 |
| 1978 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 28 | 11 | 96.0 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.344 | .893 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 33 | 25 | 172.3 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 2 | .976 | 2.089 | 1.212 |
| 1980 | AL | California Angels | P | 13 | 13 | 73.3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 1.595 | 1.000 |
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | P | 11 | 4 | 44.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 1.091 |
| 1982 | AL | California Angels | P | 33 | 16 | 142.0 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .977 | 2.725 | 1.303 |
| 1983 | AL | California Angels | P | 26 | 17 | 126.7 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.918 | 1.038 |
| 1984 | AL | California Angels | P | 20 | 7 | 65.3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .833 | 1.378 | .500 |
| 1985 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 22 | 9 | 92.0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.130 | 1.455 |
| Totals | 380 | 246 | 1809.3 | 140 | 297 | 16 | 27 | .965 | 2.174 | 1.150 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 108.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 1982 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.93 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Totals | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.98 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36.3 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 144 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1982 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | P | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | 1.000 |
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | P | 2 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.421 | .500 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | P | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 2.000 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | P | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.000 | 1.000 |
| 1982 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | P | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 10 | 4 | 36.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.239 | .500 |
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