Elvis Alvarado vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Elvis Alvarado
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanAthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Elvis Alvarado as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elvis Alvarado posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Steve Kline. By the career numbers, Elvis Alvarado had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Steve Kline

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
3.26
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.23
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
8.49
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.63
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.701
1.701
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
38.91
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.61
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
3.81
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
33.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
34.11
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Steve Kline

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.054
0.054
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Steve Kline

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
600
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
497.56
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA