Bruce Chen vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Bruce Chen
Gen XPanamaThrows LeftBats LeftCentral AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Steve Kline a clear advantage over Bruce Chen across the core pitching metrics. Steve Kline led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 99), home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 101). Bruce Chen held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 62). Steve Kline was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Chen and Steve Kline

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.26
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.31
50.31
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.75
56.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
4.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1578
9.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
3.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.23
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
6.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6619
38.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
4.99
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.54
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5930
34.84
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Bruce Chen and Steve Kline

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.26
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.75
56.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Chen and Steve Kline

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
1636.73
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
510.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
77.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
73.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
12.68
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
89.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
32.65
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
5.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
58
236.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
77.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA