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Ron KlinevsBruce Kison

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Ron Kline

1952–1970 · 17 seasons

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Bruce Kison

1971–1985 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Ron Kline and Bruce Kison: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ron Kline	Stat	Bruce Kison
17	Seasons	15
39.6	Career VAL	35.6
6.9 (1956)	Peak-season VAL	6.7 (1979)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
3	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Ron Kline and Bruce Kison have
Ron Kline	Stat	Bruce Kison
Career
743	Games	388
Batting
45	Hits	66
0	Home runs	3
14	RBI	31
14	Runs	31
1	Stolen bases	2
15

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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.092	Batting avg	.163

.122	On-base %	.200

.100	Slugging %	.248

-38	OPS+	26

Pitching
114	Wins	115
144	Losses	88
108	Saves	12
2078.0	Innings pitched	1809.2
989	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,073
3.75	ERA	3.66
1.37	WHIP	1.30
101	ERA+	102

Pitching

114

Wins

115

144

Losses

108

Saves

2078.0

Innings pitched

1809.2

989

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,073

3.75

ERA

3.66

1.37

WHIP

1.30

101

ERA+

102

Age	Ron Kline	Bruce Kison
20	0	—
21	—	1.4
22	—	0.7
23	1.4	0.6
24	6.9	3.1
25	1.7	4.9
26	4.3	5.7
27	0.9	1.5
28	0	3.6
29	1.4	6.7
30	1.3	0.5
31	4.4	0.2
32	3.9	3.2
33	3.2	1.8
34	3.7	0
35	1	1.7
36	5.5	—
37	0	—

Age	Ron Kline	Bruce Kison
20	0	—
21	—	1.4
22	—	0.7
23	1.4	0.6
24	6.9	3.1
25	1.7	4.9
26	4.3	5.7
27	0.9	1.5
28	0	3.6
29	1.4	6.7
30	1.3	0.5
31	4.4	0.2
32	3.9	3.2
33	3.2	1.8
34	3.7	0
35	1	1.7
36	5.5	—
37	0	—

Age	Ron Kline	Bruce Kison
20	0	—
21	—	1.4
22	—	0.7
23	1.4	0.6
24	6.9	3.1
25	1.7	4.9
26	4.3	5.7
27	0.9	1.5
28	0	3.6
29	1.4	6.7
30	1.3	0.5
31	4.4	0.2
32	3.9	3.2
33	3.2	1.8
34	3.7	0
35	1	1.7
36	5.5	—
37	0	—

Age	Ron Kline	Bruce Kison
20	0	—
21	—	1.4
22	—	0.7
23	1.4	0.6
24	6.9	3.1
25	1.7	4.9
26	4.3	5.7
27	0.9	1.5
28	0	3.6
29	1.4	6.7
30	1.3	0.5
31	4.4	0.2
32	3.9	3.2
33	3.2	1.8
34	3.7	0
35	1	1.7
36	5.5	—
37	0	—