Dutch Henry vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Dutch Henry
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Kline
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dutch Henry 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. Steve Kline posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.39 and 1.546 for Dutch Henry. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dutch Henry and Steve Kline

Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
2.28
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.58
46.58
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
4.39
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.51
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1939
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
646.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
11.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
8.56
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.27
11.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.79
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
3.89
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
2.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
6.5
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.557
0.557
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
40.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2940
38.78
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.05
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
5.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.86
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.08
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2698
37.57
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
33.86
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Dutch Henry and Steve Kline

Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2047
27
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682.1
9
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.49
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.46
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.04
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.95
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.061
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.186
0.186
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dutch Henry and Steve Kline

Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
164
418.72
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
26533.33
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
551.49
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
466.67
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
127.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
104.68
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.43
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
22.98
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.27
46.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
14.38
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
153.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
171.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
53.62
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
94.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.6
52.59
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
5.64
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
43.4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
200
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
7.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA