Vinnie Chulk vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Vinnie Chulk
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Vinnie Chulk 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 108), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 101), and home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 120). Vinnie Chulk held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 62). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Kline.

Pitching Stats for Vinnie Chulk and Steve Kline

Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
8.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.51
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
9.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.98
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.53
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.28
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
39.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.76
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1102
34.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Vinnie Chulk and Steve Kline

Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
8.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.7
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vinnie Chulk and Steve Kline

Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
38850
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-4.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-10
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.78
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA