How Steve Kline's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Steve Kline posted a career ERA of 3.26, below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1972, posting 2.4, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.24 that year. The highest point came in 1977 at 6.64, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.05 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.01 in 1973 to 4.64 in 1974 and 6.64 in 1977. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.4 to 6.64 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Steve Kline Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Steve Kline
| Steve Kline
ERA | Steve Kline
Component ERA | Steve Kline
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.26 | 3.1 | 4.22 |
| Season Avg. | 3.26 | 3.1 | 4.22 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.26 | 3.1 | 4.22 |
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Steve Kline ERA Per Season
Steve Kline's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Steve Kline ERA by Team
Steve Kline's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steve Kline ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Steve Kline's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Steve Kline ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Steve Kline's seasonal ERA 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.
Steve Kline ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Steve Kline's MLB career with ERA 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.
