Larry Casian vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Larry Casian
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Casian as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Kline led in run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 95), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 100), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 174). Larry Casian held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 217 vs 124). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Kline.

Pitching Stats for Larry Casian and Steve Kline

Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
9.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
240.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
10.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
2.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.839
0.839
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
39.68
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.61
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
35.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Larry Casian and Steve Kline

Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
9.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
240.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Casian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Casian and Steve Kline

Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
49000
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Casian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Casian
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA