Jesse Carlson vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Jesse Carlson
Gen XConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Jesse Carlson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jesse Carlson led in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 62), run prevention (ERA+ 137 vs 118), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 105). Steve Kline held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 121). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jesse Carlson.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Carlson and Steve Kline

Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
10.32
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.51
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
141.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
7.71
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
8.49
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.99
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.76
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
7.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
37.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.72
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.189
1.189
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.189
1.189
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
33.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
34.11
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.38
37.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Jesse Carlson and Steve Kline

Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
10.32
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
141.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.89
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Carlson and Steve Kline

Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
600
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
497.56
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA