Shane Bieber vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Steve Kline
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Bieber built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Kline as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shane Bieber led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 94), strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 68), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 91). Steve Kline held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 144 vs 129). Role difference aside, Shane Bieber holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Steve Kline

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.58
46.58
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.51
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
649
8.56
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.79
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
3.89
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
6.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2940
38.78
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.05
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
3.86
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.7
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.08
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
33.86
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Steve Kline

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.49
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.46
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.04
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.95
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
95.48
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.186
0.186
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Steve Kline

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
143
5362.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
26533.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
466.67
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
11.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
14.38
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-17.54
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
5.64
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA