Bruce Kison

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1971-1985 (1971-1985)
Proper Name
Bruce Eugene Kison
Nickname
Buster
Positions
P (380)
Height / Weight
6-4 / 178
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Death Date
June 1,2018   Age:  68.103
High School
Pasco (Pasco,WA)
MLB Debut
Contract Info
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
kisob001
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Father of Robbie Kison   [1971] World Series Champion with Pittsburgh Pirates   [1979] World Series Champion with Pittsburgh Pirates   [1983] Opening day starter for the California Angels

Games - Pitching

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Glossary
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1971PIT181325065.54599.50010072.215.41313131213141482000084.210.26.52.111152.8555.08
1972PIT3218614597.5631517.46923056.333.31819202019221814100000120.231.16.72.211655.7857.56
1973PIT77000301.00052.714000100.00.0777775320000043.20.06.2--2054.5754.43
1974PIT40161241198.5291723.42522140.06.316161615161518168221191.038.05.71.614951.1352.88
1975PIT33296401211.5221617.48510087.920.7292627272625211480000182.29.16.32.317153.2455.31
1976PIT3129621149.6091912.61301093.520.72927262525232016101000190.03.06.61.512054.6657.86
1977PIT3332310910.4741716.51500097.09.432323129272516750000192.10.26.00.717047.7248.97
1978PIT2811017466.500919.32100139.30.011111212131516113100060.135.25.52.111752.8255.91
1979PIT3325382137.6501914.57600175.812.026252628252314861000153.218.26.12.313454.4456.56
1980CAL131320036.33349.308000100.015.413131212118632000073.10.05.6--9046.0048.31
1981CAL11407211.50029.18200036.40.0556677761000024.119.26.12.87651.2550.00
1982CAL331631711105.6671518.45501048.518.81616171920201919101000106.036.06.62.1141255.6957.75
1983CAL2617495115.6881610.61512165.423.51717161514151012133221107.019.26.32.215849.2450.82
1984CAL207013845.444812.40012035.00.07787697106011233.132.04.82.55441.8640.86
1985BOS229013553.625913.40901140.90.099121215151295110052.139.25.83.1101145.1146.89
Tot: 380246361345411588.567180200.474812564.714.624824324924624424120115589106441,515.3294.36.22.21686951.7053.58
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

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1971PIT18405359135161.333.3989336651200778262613300029931.03031812399.6
1972PIT32641559201244.314.3811236991123009219111197182102561526.790328038411.7
1973PIT71801556065.333.361362310050264245213100014535.7103779610.4
1974PIT40574497191221.333.3851235711113140872178147032300621625.810927038414.1
1975PIT33819705256299.313.365160924142270113325101623690100711216.902736648612.6
1976PIT31800730235277.294.346180523163230136295101916452300691826.096632542913.8
1977PIT33830751270306.325.3692095568425013246625311221852001023433.330833743017.9
1978PIT28407354125147.307.3618139572130641223981300003937.694718725714.0
1979PIT33704637206226.293.32115745471120107334131117092200571933.333427234612.7
1980CAL13321277108116.336.36173323512050162571122210032928.130713817115.8
1981CAL111791665366.296.3694013040902750831053000171164.7102618011.3
1982CAL33582530169199.290.3421204457318077226151032113100462043.48032413379.2
1983CAL26540484175192.324.356128434411208032313108138200562544.640624330514.1
1984CAL20294257106114.361.38872286413052641002044110421945.240313618317.5
1985BOS22398358131151.329.379983213017068192908125110441943.180720928112.5
Tot: 380767468192421151.315.363169366068106242300118830451150156131228842182273623431.7915783323440813.3
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

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1971PIT1840535921117861.36629152621431036014.812600120138615.120122262259334036
1972PIT32641559151801431.2612441541322823510215.91010202301412910.920630864472666260
1973PIT71801551558351.66285211169512614.4402600573520.08112211220152019
1974PIT40574497271581331.1911491037619821117112.3707103141211510.428526564463716665
1975PIT33819705152232181.02171202752629326168910.8728722271916311.74613328859851169396
1976PIT31800730182172220.9817116355052953089812.258971323111308.542941101667010410896
1977PIT33830751112311821.271431227560270251312214.7011220425111219.1354445767101105118104
1978PIT2840735418117861.366111142581491996215.232611213109510.515430423934454347
1979PIT33704637181991691.18129221844026413610514.91610501121811016.434735766861869384
1980CAL133212771283900.9265151020012194288.7202801275313.216620352333334642
1981CAL111791662271322.22161159386401910.6101900962425.09019192521112218
1982CAL33582530191941231.581019133572252358614.7808603181111010.025945615745636656
1983CAL26540484101411291.091161123541862058315.370830112109210.924523465843677360
1984CAL202942571147680.69670122668526622.450660133624.8532014181224179
1985BOS2239835818110911.2181282511472565614.070560017118712.615231382934222123
Tot: 38076746819250214618071.1914491462124932274225894107313.98211069424230163141211.534275430766631753861888815
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

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1971PIT184053593300037.554100151431613421.122150.0017741.18
1972PIT326415593300030.0770001113242446125.0011654.5521628.57
1973PIT718015533000100.0000001163651523.0800--3266.67
1974PIT405744976600066.7330002113332216730.3216637.5023417.39
1975PIT338197058710080.0211001145332997725.75100.00331236.36
1976PIT31800730141400053.81211103164652777527.0800--19842.11
1977PIT33830751151410075.0550002745730610433.9900--25936.00
1978PIT284073548800072.732100053211474329.2511872.7320525.00
1979PIT33704637131300072.254010163212266126.995240.00201155.00
1980CAL1332127766000100.000000101731163731.9000--14964.29
1981CAL111791665500071.4220000241661827.277342.868337.50
1982CAL335825309900069.244000152961994723.6218316.67171058.82
1983CAL265404848800072.732100022931925729.6915426.6718633.33
1984CAL202942573300033.36510028711144539.477342.868112.50
1985BOS223983586600085.711000123601514529.8018527.7816318.75
Tot: 3807674681911010820065.55851613158541544278478628.231114136.942629636.64
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

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1971PIT18405359432282211317150.1151.1618.6039.588.24.6530.2100.000.0128901.42
1972PIT326415590000000000.00------------000.000.01971471.34
1973PIT71801550000000000.00------------000.000.063401.58
1974PIT405744970000000000.00------------000.000.01781491.19
1975PIT3381970571403162021238180.0956.3443.6653.547.48.4516.912121.520.22572411.07
1976PIT3180073020513570131114165540.2665.8534.1531.783.16.3420.03050.650.62552461.04
1977PIT33830751242041160320140.0383.3316.6783.370.045.8312.5000.000.02511991.26
1978PIT28407354292186101420100.0772.4127.5969.050.020.6913.8110.200.0132931.42
1979PIT33704637161874172494778540.2354.0425.4748.469.24.3529.215111.681.12181791.22
1980CAL133212770000000000.00------------000.000.095921.03
1981CAL111791660000000000.00------------000.000.075322.34
1982CAL335825300000000000.00------------000.000.02041271.61
1983CAL265404840000000000.00------------000.000.01511321.14
1984CAL202942570000000000.00------------000.000.052700.74
1985BOS223983580000000000.00------------000.000.0117951.23
Tot: 380767468195333251624573141202381650.0760.9830.3944.769.38.4422.559290.4150.2237319321.23
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

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Glossary
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1971PIT18133500572.223.1517000000001518000000000
1972PIT3218913001456.350.01108000000002432000000000
1973PIT7700000100.00.06010000000077000000000
1974PIT3915516002438.533.311012000000002339000000000
1975PIT322691202481.334.61307000000002730000000000
1976PIT2725101200292.640.01401000000002527000000000
1977PIT33307702190.923.32006000000003031000000000
1978PIT2711510001640.745.5809000000101527000000000
1979PIT36255804769.420.010018000000002732000000000
Tot: 2511705383087367.731.29816900000010193243000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

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1971PIT18343147.118.206220101011000200000000100.0010018263.86523.08400.00000
1972PIT3256531114.196.2501010111054100300000000900.00500294320.91001717.001119.09000
1973PIT7141222.143.143101000000100000000000100.000003520.09111.11700.00000
1974PIT394437911.205.25043220003100040000000000--01119270.06700.0012325.00000
1975PIT327159912.127.1697201110700021300000000300.0000030427.19644.171218.33000
1976PIT2772591718.236.25012501000822051530000000300.0031028417.310176.9315426.67000
1977PIT3374692024.270.324182002201340127100100007114.29301324413.6961010.4213538.46000
1978PIT27292946.138.20740010101111010001000011100.0010011120.02800.009111.11000
1979PIT366355913.143.2068100120520128100000106466.67100334411.4103109.711317.69000
Tot: 2514574048513.186.23466163758043155311535002001031619.3514222032849.9665517.67961616.67000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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1971PIT18343128761.174112212001647.06116001070.0113242101
1972PIT325653431061.675104214102748.21027011080.0301263344
1973PIT714121150--0009501642.8606000010.0200111110
1974PIT39443731790.786213014001738.64017000080.0201346051
1975PIT327159521872.574124229102940.85029011090.07253411250
1976PIT277259472082.505304032002027.782200001147.11125398432
1977PIT3374695221121.7510204727201925.680190221128.35334951282
1978PIT272929241635.33300121700517.24050011425.0212166600
1979PIT366355451892.008103726101930.1601901221711.8513569642
Tot: 251457404333122602.03451142811765115834.5731580585806.3381023244951353012
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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1971PIT183400000--00001101002366.7000102728.57
1972PIT325600000--00001011001333.30111031421.43
1973PIT71400000--000000000000--000001250.00
1974PIT394400000--00002001001333.3000101119.09
1975PIT327110100100.00000300010040.00011041233.33
1976PIT277200000--00002101002450.00004141822.22
1977PIT33741010033.321103301015862.50012082433.33
1978PIT272900000--0000100000010.0000002633.33
1979PIT366300000--00004022002825.01113161346.15
Tot: 2514572020050.021101753711133438.21241323110728.97
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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1971PIT18344300100100.1275.000.0025.00.00.000.0000.000.000861.33
1972PIT32560000000000.00------------000.000.0001362.17
1973PIT7140000000000.00------------000.000.000515.00
1974PIT39440000000000.00------------000.000.00011101.10
1975PIT32710000000000.00------------000.000.0002874.00
1976PIT2772151050004440.2166.6733.3326.7100.00.0026.7011.400.0003284.00
1977PIT33741911837011140.2657.8942.1157.936.415.795.3000.000.00025122.08
1978PIT27290000000000.00------------000.000.0001735.67
1979PIT36638610024440.1375.0012.5050.0100.00.0050.0123.211.6002793.00
Tot: 251457463014382920120.1065.2230.4343.560.06.5219.6130.710.200166622.68
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%