Jose Alvarado vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarado
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Alvarado as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Alvarado led in home run suppression (HR9+ 303 vs 124), strikeout rate (K%+ 131 vs 62), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 154 vs 105). Steve Kline held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 79). Role difference aside, Jose Alvarado holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarado and Steve Kline

Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
9.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
3.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
7.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
8.49
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.64
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
4.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
11.46
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.46
11.46
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.803
1.803
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.95
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1586
38.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.52
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
4.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.317
1.317
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358
33.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
34.11
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarado and Steve Kline

Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
9.98
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.66
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.05
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
95.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarado and Steve Kline

Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
244800
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA