Jamie Arnold vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold 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 94), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 79), and strikeout rate (K%+ 62 vs 46). Jamie Arnold held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 320 vs 124). Role difference aside, Steve Kline holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Steve Kline

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Steve Kline

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.73
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.41
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Steve Kline

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.85
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA