Craig Anderson vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Craig Anderson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Kline posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 5.1 and 1.607 for Craig Anderson. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Craig Anderson and Steve Kline

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
10.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.98
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.79
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
41.79
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.59
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
6.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
37.72
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Craig Anderson and Steve Kline

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.73
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.95
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
2.61
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.81
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
2.5
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.732
0.732
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Anderson and Steve Kline

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
964.71
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
552.94
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
15.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
6.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
164.71
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA