Gus Ketchum vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Gus Ketchum
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus Ketchum 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 5.63 and 1.688 for Gus Ketchum. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus Ketchum and Steve Kline

Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.69
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.88
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
41.63
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
36.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Gus Ketchum and Steve Kline

Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2248
27
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749.1
9
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus Ketchum and Steve Kline

Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
900
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA