Jay Avrea vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Jay Avrea
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows 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 Jay Avrea 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 3.38 and 1.688 for Jay Avrea. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Avrea and Steve Kline

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
3.81
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Jay Avrea and Steve Kline

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2248
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749.1
9
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Avrea and Steve Kline

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA