Zack Kelly vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Zack Kelly
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Kelly 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 101), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 91), and home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 102). Zack Kelly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 62). Role difference aside, Steve Kline holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Zack Kelly and Steve Kline

Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
7.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
7.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
8.49
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.99
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.84
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
38.74
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.85
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
33.89
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
34.11
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Zack Kelly and Steve Kline

Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
7.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Kelly and Steve Kline

Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
98
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
600
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
497.56
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA