Brian Keyser vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Brian Keyser
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Keyser 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 132), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 62 vs 56). Brian Keyser held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 187 vs 124). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Kline.

Pitching Stats for Brian Keyser and Steve Kline

Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.61
19.61
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
11.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
3.26
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
40.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
36.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.2
40.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Brian Keyser and Steve Kline

Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.89
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.95
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.73
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.96
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
2.61
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.84
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
2.5
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.61
19.61
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Keyser and Steve Kline

Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
600
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
497.56
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA