Tom Cantwell vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Tom Cantwell
Lost GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Cantwell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Cantwell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.35 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Steve Kline. By the career numbers, Tom Cantwell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Cantwell and Steve Kline

Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
3.26
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
8.49
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.91
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.88
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.739
0.739
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
36.78
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3086
37.02
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
32.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
34.11
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.78
36.78
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Tom Cantwell and Steve Kline

Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.73
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Cantwell and Steve Kline

Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
960
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
243.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
222.8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA