Steve Foucault vs. Ron Kline — Career Comparison

Steve Foucault
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Kline
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Foucault as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Foucault led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 77). Role difference aside, Steve Foucault holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Foucault and Ron Kline

Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.02
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
3.19
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.88
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.63
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.49
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.65
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.62
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.3
49.3
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.58
27.58
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.94
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.47
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.21
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
3.75
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6234
27
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
496.2
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2078
9
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
8.3
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2113
9.15
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.74
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
3.44
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
3.17
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.51
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
5.56
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
4.28
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.828
0.828
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
2101
38.07
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8868
38.41
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.59
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.46
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.86
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
4.29
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.85
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1832
33.2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8104
35.1
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.41
38.41

Fielding Stats for Steve Foucault and Ron Kline

Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.02
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
3.32
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.86
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
496.2
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.66
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.36
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.44
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.98
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
2.19
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.88
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.1
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.41
95.41
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.05
26.05
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Foucault and Ron Kline

Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
277
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
813.5
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
600
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
537.59
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
49.27
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.99
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.28
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
5.72
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
53.65
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
67.88
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.33
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.33
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.66
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-15.59
-17.06
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.42
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
221
241.97
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
2.48
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
42.7
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.66
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100