Luis Aponte vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Luis Aponte
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Aponte 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 125), home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 111), and run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 106). Luis Aponte held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 62). Role difference aside, Steve Kline holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Luis Aponte and Steve Kline

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.78
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.823
0.823
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
37.96
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.52
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
3.81
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
34.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Luis Aponte and Steve Kline

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.94
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Aponte and Steve Kline

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
110
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
600
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
497.56
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA