Jose Alvarez vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Alvarez 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 126), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 106), and home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 118). Jose Alvarez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 62). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Kline.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Steve Kline

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.81
46.81
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
3.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
8.9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
2.93
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
7.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1802
38.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.98
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1635
34.98
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Steve Kline

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Steve Kline

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
497.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
17.15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
44.65
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
35.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA