Tyler Clippard vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Tyler Clippard
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Tyler Clippard 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 88), home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 94). Tyler Clippard held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 62). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Kline.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Clippard and Steve Kline

Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
8.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.76
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
3.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
3.26
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2617
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872.1
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
6.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
8.49
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
3.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
9.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3575
36.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3086
37.02
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
3.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
3.81
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.31
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.189
1.189
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3145
32.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
34.11
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.88
36.88
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Tyler Clippard and Steve Kline

Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
8.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2617
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872.1
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.91
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.109
0.109
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Clippard and Steve Kline

Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
26900
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
500
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
19.7
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
12.69
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
200
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.78
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA