Sal Campfield vs. Ron Kline — Career Comparison

Sal Campfield
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Kline
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Sal Campfield 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 4 and 1.370 for Sal Campfield. By the career numbers, Ron Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sal Campfield and Ron Kline

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
3.19
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.88
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.49
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.62
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.58
27.58
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.19
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.47
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
3.75
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6234
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2078
9
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.33
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2113
9.15
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
3.17
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
4.28
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8868
38.41
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.33
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.46
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
4.29
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8104
35.1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41

Fielding Stats for Sal Campfield and Ron Kline

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
3.32
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.86
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.66
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.67
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.44
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
2.19
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.05
26.05
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sal Campfield and Ron Kline

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
813.5
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
600
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
537.59
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
49.27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
45.99
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.19
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.28
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
35.21
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.23
5.72
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
53.65
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
67.88
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.33
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.33
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
30.66
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
28.65
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
-15.59
-17.06
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
16.42
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
221
241.97
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2.48
2.48
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
42.7
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.66
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100