Ed Blake vs. Ron Kline — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Kline
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Blake 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 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Ron Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Ron Kline

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
3.19
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.88
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.49
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.62
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.58
27.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.47
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
3.75
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6234
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2078
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2113
9.15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.94
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
3.17
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
4.28
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8868
38.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.46
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
4.29
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8104
35.1
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Ron Kline

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
3.32
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.86
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.66
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.44
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
2.19
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.05
26.05
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Ron Kline

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
813.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
537.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
49.27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.99
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.28
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
5.72
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
53.65
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
67.88
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.33
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.33
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.66
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-15.59
-17.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.42
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
221
241.97
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
2.48
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
42.7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.66
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100