Matt Karchner vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Matt Karchner
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Karchner 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 91). Matt Karchner held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 62). Role difference aside, Steve Kline holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Karchner and Steve Kline

Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
8.32
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.78
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
4.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
241.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
9.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.92
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1093
40.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.59
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.63
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
922
34.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Matt Karchner and Steve Kline

Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
8.32
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
241.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.01
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.68
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Karchner and Steve Kline

Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
66900
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
497.56
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
35.12
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA