Dick Cogan vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Dick Cogan
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Cogan 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 and 1.852 for Dick Cogan. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Cogan and Steve Kline

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
11.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.88
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
43.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.17
43.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Dick Cogan and Steve Kline

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.94
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
2.61
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
2.5
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.48
81.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Cogan and Steve Kline

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
523.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
49.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
169.23
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
50.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.85
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
35.12
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA