How Bruce Kison's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Bruce Kison totaled 1,693 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1973, posting 36, well below the starting pitcher average of 139.4 that year. The highest point came in 1977 at 209, well above the starting pitcher average of 137.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 128 in 1983 to 72 in 1984 and 98 in 1985, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 36 to 209 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Bruce Kison Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.112.878.42
162 Game Avg.721.758.42
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Bruce Kison Hits Per Season

Bruce Kison's Hits 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 Hits per season line chart

Bruce Kison Hits by Team

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

Bruce Kison Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Bruce Kison's career Hits, 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 Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Bruce Kison Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bruce Kison's seasonal Hits 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 Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bruce Kison Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bruce Kison's MLB career with Hits 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 Hits season-by-season breakdown table