Jim Abbott vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Steve Kline a clear advantage over Jim Abbott across the core pitching metrics. Steve Kline led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 95), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 92), and home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 103). Jim Abbott held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 62). Steve Kline was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Steve Kline

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.26
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.4
81.4
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Steve Kline

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.26
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
1.61
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
2.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.414
1.414
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.4
81.4
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Steve Kline

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA