Pete Charton vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Pete Charton
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Charton 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 5.26 and 1.415 for Pete Charton. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Charton and Steve Kline

Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.46
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.26
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
9.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.32
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.939
0.939
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
37.66
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.94
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
34.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.66
37.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Pete Charton and Steve Kline

Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.46
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.73
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
2.61
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
2.5
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Charton and Steve Kline

Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1363.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
10.81
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.79
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
35.12
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA