Provine Bradley vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Provine Bradley
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati TigersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Kline
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Provine Bradley 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. Steve Kline posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 5.17 and 1.468 for Provine Bradley. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Provine Bradley and Steve Kline

Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.72
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.58
46.58
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.51
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.34
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
8.56
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.79
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.87
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
3.89
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
6.5
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
42.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2940
38.78
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.05
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.86
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.44
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.08
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
38.49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
33.86
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.22
42.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Provine Bradley and Steve Kline

Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.49
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.95
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.46
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
2.04
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.95
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.186
0.186
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Provine Bradley and Steve Kline

Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
234.15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
26533.33
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
556.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
466.67
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
57.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
14.38
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
175.61
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
190.24
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
66.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
5.64
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
200
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA