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Bruce
Kison		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 203
 
Born: February 18, 1950 in Pasco, WA, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1981   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1972 22 PIT   9 7 .563 32   6 1 3 152.0 123 55   69 102 3.26  
1973 23 PIT   3 0 1.000 7   0 0 0 43.0 36 15   24 26 3.14  
1974 24 PIT   9 8 .529 40   1 0 2 129.0 123 50   57 71 3.49  
1975 25 PIT   12 11 .522 33   6 0 0 192.0 160 69   92 89 3.23  
1976 26 PIT   14 9 .609 31   6 1 1 193.0 180 66   52 98 3.08  
1977 27 HOU NL 7 10 .412 30 30 3 0 0 189.0 208 97 26 42 84 4.62 .280 .329 .447 .776 4.6
1978 28 SDP NL 5 13 .278 29 29 1 0 0 170.3 218 101 23 48 98 5.34 .313 .359 .456 .815 0.0
1979 29 SDP NL 9 18 .333 35 35 2 0 0 218.0 245 118 25 71 157 4.87 .286 .349 .413 .762 1.0
1980 30 CLE AL 6 15 .286 30 30 0 0 0 170.0 219 97 25 42 79 5.14 .311 .347 .481 .828 2.8
1981 31 CLE AL 15 13 .536 33 33 1 0 0 203.3 231 99 23 56 82 4.38 .289 .338 .434 .773 8.9
1982 32 CLE AL 8 16 .333 33 33 0 0 0 179.3 220 101 17 62 93 5.07 .301 .354 .435 .789 2.2
1983 33 CLE AL 7 9 .438 22 22 0 0 0 141.7 162 57 6 32 74 3.62 .291 .333 .369 .701 8.0
1984 34 PIT NL 6 4 .600 13 13 1 0 0 74.7 70 36 6 22 56 4.34 .247 .305 .410 .715 2.5
1985 35 PIT NL 9 5 .643 23 23 0 0 0 130.3 125 52 8 29 72 3.59 .256 .301 .384 .686 7.7
9 Years Sim 72 103 .411 248 248 8 0 0 1476.6 1698 758 159 404 795 4.62 .290 .339 .430 .769 37.9
14 Years Pro 119 138 .463 391   27 2 6 2185.6 2320 1013   698 1181 4.17  
Season Average 8 11 .421 27 27 0 0 0 164.1 188 84 17 44 88 4.62 .290 .339 .430 .769  
Career Highs 15 18 .643 35 35 3 0 0 218.0 245 118 26 71 157 5.34 .313 .359 .481 .828  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1972 22 PIT   32 53 3 10 4 1 0 9 0 0 1 27 .189 .204 .302 .506 2.6  
1973 23 PIT   7 12 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 .083 .083 .250 .333 0.0  
1974 24 PIT   40 37 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 .108 .175 .135 .310 0.1  
1975 25 PIT   35 59 4 7 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 29 .119 .148 .119 .266 -0.6  
1976 26 PIT   31 59 4 12 2 2 0 3 0 0 5 20 .203 .266 .305 .571 4.7  
1977 27 HOU NL 30 66 2 12 0 1 0 5 1 0 2 33 .182 .206 .212 .418 2.4 0.0
1978 28 SDP NL 29 57 3 14 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 17 .246 .259 .281 .539 3.6 0.0
1979 29 SDP NL 35 69 3 11 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 29 .159 .183 .203 .386 1.4 0.0
1984 34 PIT NL 13 23 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 13 .304 .360 .348 .708 2.9 0.6
1985 35 PIT NL 23 42 4 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 20 .262 .326 .262 .588 4.0 0.1
5 Years Sim 130 257 14 55 4 2 0 18 1 0 11 112 .214 .246 .245 .491 14.3 0.7
10 Years Pro 275 477 27 89 11 6 0 34 2 0 22 211 .187 .222 .235 .457 21.1  
162 Game Average 320 17 68 4 2 0 22 1 0 13 139 .214 .246 .245 .491 17.8  
Career Highs 35 69 4 14 2 1 0 5 1 0 4 33 .304 .360 .348 .708 4.0  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 27 HOU NL P 30 30 189.0 12 31 3 3 .935 2.05    
1978 28 SDP NL P 29 29 170.3 11 29 2 3 .952 2.11    
1979 29 SDP NL P 35 35 218.0 17 34 2 4 .962 2.11    
1980 30 CLE AL P 30 30 170.0 7 35 1 3 .977 2.22    
1981 31 CLE AL P 33 33 203.3 19 51 2 7 .972 3.10    
1982 32 CLE AL P 33 33 179.3 12 35 2 2 .959 2.36    
1983 33 CLE AL P 22 22 141.7 13 33 0 5 1.000 2.92    
1984 34 PIT NL P 13 13 74.7 6 14 2 1 .909 2.41    
1985 35 PIT NL P 23 23 130.3 9 31 1 1 .976 2.76    
Career Totals   248 248 1476.6 106 293 15 29 .964 2.43    
Career Highs   35 35 218.0 19 51 3 7 1.000 3.10    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1979-3-18
1980-8-15
1982-7-16
 Hits Allowed
1979-9-245
 Homeruns Allowed
1977-6-26
1978-10-23
1979-7-25
1980-6-25
1981-7-23
 Walks per 9IP
1977-3-2.0
1980-9-2.2
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1979-6-6.5
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Woody Williams (955)
  2. Milt Wilcox (952)
  3. Jose Rijo (946)
  4. Jim Palmer (944)
  5. Hector Fajardo (939)
  6. John Farrell (938)
  7. Fernando Valenzuela (933)
  8. Larry Casian (932)
  9. Joey McLaughlin (930)
  10. Ken Dixon (929)
History
Traded from Pittsburgh to Houston on 4/1/1977
Injured on 6/27/1977 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 7/16/1977 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Houston to San Diego on 4/15/1978
Injured on 4/30/1978 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 7/18/1978 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 8/27/1978 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/22/1980 to a 4-year deal worth $6,500,000 per year
Injured on 4/25/1980 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Was selected to the 1981 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1983, going 3-0, 0.61
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 3/1/1984 to a minor league contract.Injured on 7/26/1984 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
 
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