How Bruce Kison's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Bruce Kison totaled 246 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1977, posting 32, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 12.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 17 in 1983 to 7 in 1984 and 9 in 1985, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 4 to 32 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bruce Kison Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Bruce Kison Starts Per Season

Bruce Kison's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bruce Kison Starts per season line chart

Bruce Kison Starts by Team

Bruce Kison's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bruce Kison career Starts by team bar chart

Bruce Kison Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Bruce Kison's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Bruce Kison Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Bruce Kison Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bruce Kison's seasonal Starts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bruce Kison Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bruce Kison Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bruce Kison's MLB career with Starts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Bruce Kison Starts season-by-season breakdown table