Ken Ash vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ash 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 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Steve Kline

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.88
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.44
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Steve Kline

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2248
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749.1
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Steve Kline

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
12.92
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA