Ron Keller vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Ron Keller
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Keller 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 3.38 and 1.453 for Ron Keller. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Keller and Steve Kline

Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
2.21
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.797
0.797
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
37.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
35.44
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Ron Keller and Steve Kline

Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Keller and Steve Kline

Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3300
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA