Keith Comstock vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Keith Comstock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Comstock 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 79), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 107), and home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 117). Keith Comstock held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 142 vs 62). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Kline.

Pitching Stats for Keith Comstock and Steve Kline

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
8.49
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.41
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
38.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.71
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
32.65
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
34.11
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Keith Comstock and Steve Kline

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.53
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.65
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Comstock and Steve Kline

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
43200
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA