Jason Karnuth vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Jason Karnuth
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Karnuth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Karnuth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.800 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Steve Kline. By the career numbers, Jason Karnuth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Karnuth and Steve Kline

Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
3.26
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.88
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
41.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.05
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
3.81
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
35.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Jason Karnuth and Steve Kline

Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Karnuth and Steve Kline

Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
600
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
497.56
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Karnuth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Karnuth
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA