Travis Baptist vs. Ron Kline — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Kline
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Travis Baptist as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Kline posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.425 compared to 5.67 and 1.704 for Travis Baptist. By the career numbers, Ron Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Ron Kline

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
3.19
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.88
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.49
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.62
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.58
27.58
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.47
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
3.75
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6234
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2078
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2113
9.15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.94
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
3.17
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
4.28
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
41
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8868
38.41
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.33
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.46
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
4.29
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8104
35.1
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Ron Kline

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
3.32
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.86
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.66
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.44
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
2.19
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
95.88
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.05
26.05
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Ron Kline

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
813.5
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
537.59
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
49.27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.99
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.28
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
5.72
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
53.65
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
67.88
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.66
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-15.59
-17.06
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.42
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
221
241.97
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
2.48
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
42.7
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.66
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100