Carter Capps vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Carter Capps
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Carter Capps 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 4.21 and 1.348 for Carter Capps. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carter Capps and Steve Kline

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
8.96
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
2.93
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
38.52
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.95
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
34.68
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Carter Capps and Steve Kline

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.91
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carter Capps and Steve Kline

Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
38700
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA