Tony Cogan vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Tony Cogan
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony 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 5.84 and 1.824 for Tony 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 Tony Cogan and Steve Kline

Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
14.23
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.84
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
11.68
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.68
11.68
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
43.42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
1.824
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
36.49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.42
43.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Tony Cogan and Steve Kline

Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
14.23
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Cogan and Steve Kline

Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
600
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
497.56
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA