Fernando Cruz vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Fernando Cruz
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Fernando Cruz 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 83), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 92), and home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 108). Fernando Cruz held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 151 vs 62). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Kline.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Cruz and Steve Kline

Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
8.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
6.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
8.49
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
13.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.82
13.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.027
2.027
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.88
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
38.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
33.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
34.11
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Fernando Cruz and Steve Kline

Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
8.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.6
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.132
0.132
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Cruz and Steve Kline

Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
600
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
497.56
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA