Jim Acker vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Kline led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 92). Jim Acker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 78 vs 62). Role difference aside, Steve Kline holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Steve Kline

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Steve Kline

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.73
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
2.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Steve Kline

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA