Alberto Arias vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Alberto Arias
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Alberto Arias 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 3.74 and 1.580 for Alberto Arias. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alberto Arias and Steve Kline

Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
7.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
9.64
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.63
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.96
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
40.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.93
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
34.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Alberto Arias and Steve Kline

Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
7.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.65
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
2.61
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alberto Arias and Steve Kline

Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-29.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
35.12
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA