Don Carlsen vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Don Carlsen
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Steve Kline posted a stronger line than Don Carlsen. Steve Kline posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.26 vs 6) and WHIP (1.221 vs 1.778). By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Don Carlsen and Steve Kline

Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
12.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
38.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Don Carlsen and Steve Kline

Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2248
27
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749.1
9
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Carlsen and Steve Kline

Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
410.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
37.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
50.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carlsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carlsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA