Jon Adkins vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Jon Adkins
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth 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 Jon Adkins 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 120), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 101), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 97). Jon Adkins held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 62). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Kline.

Pitching Stats for Jon Adkins and Steve Kline

Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.72
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.54
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
10.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
39.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.87
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.507
1.507
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
34.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Jon Adkins and Steve Kline

Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.72
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.95
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Adkins and Steve Kline

Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
71400
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA