Rocky Cherry vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Rocky Cherry
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Rocky Cherry 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 5.77 and 1.759 for Rocky Cherry. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Cherry and Steve Kline

Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
8.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
8.49
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.52
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.93
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
7.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
42.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.52
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
34.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.83
42.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Rocky Cherry and Steve Kline

Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.93
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Cherry and Steve Kline

Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
24000
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA