Pete Conway vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Pete Conway
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Conway 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 3.59 and 1.258 for Pete Conway. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Conway and Steve Kline

Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.53
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.4
81.4
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
3.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3120
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
9.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
2.21
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
3.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4497
38.92
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
6.01
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.258
1.258
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4229
36.6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Pete Conway and Steve Kline

Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4290
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1430
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.28
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
2.52
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
2.23
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.75
88.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.064
2.064
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Conway and Steve Kline

Pete Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
157.69
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
205
600
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
599
575.96
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
128.85
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
93.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.81
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.24
50.23
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
186.54
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
152.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
81.73
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
57.69
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
130.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.79
51.72
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Pete Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
102.88
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.83
5.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Pete Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Pete Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.81
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.81
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA