Watson Clark vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Watson Clark and Steve Kline are fairly close on the surface numbers. Steve Kline posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.26 vs 3.66) and WHIP (1.221 vs 1.305). Watson Clark had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.44 per nine innings vs 0.73). By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Watson Clark and Steve Kline

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.37
53.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.03
58.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
3.66
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
9.77
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
2.21
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
3.31
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.587
0.587
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7442
38.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.43
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
4.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.305
1.305
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
36.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Steve Kline

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2248
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749.1
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Steve Kline

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
326.52
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
205
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
546.95
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
107.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.72
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
125.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
137.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
44.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.76
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.52
32.49
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
30.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
22.87
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA