John Halama vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

John Halama
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Kline
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Halama built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Kline as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Halama led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 76 vs 68). Steve Kline held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 144 vs 97). Role difference aside, John Halama holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Halama and Steve Kline

John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.58
46.58
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
4.65
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.51
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1048
10.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
8.56
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.79
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
3.89
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
4.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
6.5
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3996
39.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2940
38.78
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.05
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
5.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.86
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.99
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.08
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3619
35.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
33.86
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for John Halama and Steve Kline

John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.49
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.46
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
2.04
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.95
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.84
94.84
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.186
0.186
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Halama and Steve Kline

John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
262
4912.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
26533.33
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
487.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
466.67
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
14.39
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
14.38
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
5.64
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
12
225
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA