Brickyard Kennedy vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Brickyard Kennedy
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Brickyard Kennedy 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 3.96 and 1.480 for Brickyard Kennedy. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brickyard Kennedy and Steve Kline

Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.19
87.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.4
81.4
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.87
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1332
3.96
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9090
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3030
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3282
9.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.28
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
3.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
799
2.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.88
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.661
0.661
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13285
39.46
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1863
5.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12014
35.69
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Brickyard Kennedy and Steve Kline

Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9069
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3023
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
2.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.73
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
2.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
2.61
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
2.5
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.99
93.99
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brickyard Kennedy and Steve Kline

Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
185.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1342
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
205
600
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
571.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
149.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
116.69
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
22.8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
9.39
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
32.64
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.74
55.32
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
192.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
169
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
67.51
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
66.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
133.23
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142.06
63.51
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
19.23
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
42.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.13
14.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
19
8.49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.81
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.81
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA