Bill Hoffer vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hoffer 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 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Steve Kline

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.4
81.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Steve Kline

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
2.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
2.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Steve Kline

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
205
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA