Bruce Kison vs. Chris Withrow — Career Comparison

Bruce Kison
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Withrow
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Kison built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Withrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Withrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 3.66 and 1.333 for Bruce Kison. By the career numbers, Chris Withrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Kison and Chris Withrow

Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.89
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.84
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.22
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.57
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.65
56.65
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.74
64.74
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
736
3.66
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.07
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5429
27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.2
9
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1693
8.42
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.67
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.75
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
3.29
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.61
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.29
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073
5.34
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
9.51
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.29
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.34
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7676
38.17
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
36.7
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.17
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.27
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.37
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.26
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.68
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.77
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6819
33.91
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
31.42
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Bruce Kison and Chris Withrow

Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.89
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.84
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.22
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.7
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.48
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.86
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.25
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.35
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.17
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.15
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.74
64.74
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.13
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Kison and Chris Withrow

Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
509.41
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
27600
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
600
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
530.42
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
86.65
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
56.46
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.69
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.56
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.94
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.2
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.09
27.69
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
131.29
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
111.6
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
40.7
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
40.7
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
77.46
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
20
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.94
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.01
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
207.44
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
43.33
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.31
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.56
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.63
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.63
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.25
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA