Nelson Cruz vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 145), and run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 97). Nelson Cruz held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 62). Role difference aside, Steve Kline holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Steve Kline

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.53
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
39.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
5.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1360
35.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Steve Kline

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.427
0.427
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Steve Kline

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
521.05
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
7.9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-12.72
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
189.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA