Percy Coleman vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Percy Coleman
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Percy Coleman 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 6.69 and 2.084 for Percy Coleman. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Percy Coleman and Steve Kline

Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
6.69
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
14.46
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.46
14.46
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
4.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.88
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.637
0.637
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
45.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
9.92
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.084
2.084
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
40.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.64
45.64
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Percy Coleman and Steve Kline

Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.91
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.73
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
2.61
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
2.5
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Percy Coleman and Steve Kline

Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
227.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
551.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
31.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
162.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
39.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.85
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA