Guy Cantrell vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Guy Cantrell
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Cantrell 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 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 4.27 and 1.636 for Guy Cantrell. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Cantrell and Steve Kline

Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.64
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
10.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
41.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.36
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
37.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.64
41.64
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Guy Cantrell and Steve Kline

Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2248
27
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749.1
9
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Cantrell and Steve Kline

Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
814.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
578.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
4.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-24.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.85
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA