Jimmy Key vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jimmy Key and Steve Kline are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 121 for Jimmy Key and 118 for Steve Kline, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 102 and 105 respectively. If forced to pick, Steve Kline gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Steve Kline

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.26
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.39
61.39
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.4
81.4
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
8.74
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.88
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
2.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
5.34
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.851
0.851
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10719
37.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9856
34.23
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.22
37.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Steve Kline

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.26
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.57
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
2.24
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
2.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.4
81.4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Steve Kline

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
497.56
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA