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Steve BarbervsBruce Kison

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

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Steve Barber

1960–1974 · 15 seasons

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Bruce Kison

1971–1985 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Steve Barber and Bruce Kison: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Steve Barber	Stat	Bruce Kison
15	Seasons	15
32.3	Career VAL	35.6
6.5 (1961)	Peak-season VAL	6.7 (1979)
2×	All-Star Selections	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
2	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 Steve Barber and Bruce Kison have
Steve Barber	Stat	Bruce Kison
Career
466	Games	388
Batting
65	Hits	66
5	Home runs	3
27	RBI	31
24	Runs	31
0	Stolen bases	2
38

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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Pitching
121	Wins	115
106	Losses	88
13	Saves	12
1999.0	Innings pitched	1809.2
1,309	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,073
3.36	ERA	3.66
1.38	WHIP	1.30
106	ERA+	102

Age	Steve Barber	Bruce Kison
21	—	1.4
22	2.4	0.7
23	6.5	0.6
24	2.8	3.1
25	5.6	4.9
26	0	5.7
27	5.1	1.5
28	4.7	3.6
29	0	6.7
30	0	0.5
31	0	0.2
32	—	3.2
33	0	1.8
34	2.1	0
35	3.1	1.7

Age	Steve Barber	Bruce Kison
21	—	1.4
22	2.4	0.7
23	6.5	0.6
24	2.8	3.1
25	5.6	4.9
26	0	5.7
27	5.1	1.5
28	4.7	3.6
29	0	6.7
30	0	0.5
31	0	0.2
32	—	3.2
33	0	1.8
34	2.1	0
35	3.1	1.7

Age	Steve Barber	Bruce Kison
21	—	1.4
22	2.4	0.7
23	6.5	0.6
24	2.8	3.1
25	5.6	4.9
26	0	5.7
27	5.1	1.5
28	4.7	3.6
29	0	6.7
30	0	0.5
31	0	0.2
32	—	3.2
33	0	1.8
34	2.1	0
35	3.1	1.7

Age	Steve Barber	Bruce Kison
21	—	1.4
22	2.4	0.7
23	6.5	0.6
24	2.8	3.1
25	5.6	4.9
26	0	5.7
27	5.1	1.5
28	4.7	3.6
29	0	6.7
30	0	0.5
31	0	0.2
32	—	3.2
33	0	1.8
34	2.1	0
35	3.1	1.7