Cy Acosta vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Cy Acosta
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Acosta 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 101), home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 95). Cy Acosta held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 90 vs 62). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Kline.

Pitching Stats for Cy Acosta and Steve Kline

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
3.26
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.92
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
8.49
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.73
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
37.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
3.81
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.189
1.189
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
34.11
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Cy Acosta and Steve Kline

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Acosta and Steve Kline

Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
9171.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA