Doug Crothers vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Doug Crothers
Pre-GenerationalMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Crothers 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 4.63 and 1.525 for Doug Crothers. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Crothers and Steve Kline

Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.4
81.4
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
10.96
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.96
10.96
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
2.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.88
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.592
0.592
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
41.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
7.54
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.525
1.525
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
38.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.03
41.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Doug Crothers and Steve Kline

Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.77
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.73
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.66
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
2.61
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.93
75.93
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.864
1.864
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Crothers and Steve Kline

Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
22
176
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
75
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
528
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
80
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
80
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
22.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
80
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
152
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
104
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
104
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
26.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.85
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
35.12
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA