Masao Kida vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Masao Kida
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Masao Kida 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 5.83 and 1.631 for Masao Kida. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Masao Kida and Steve Kline

Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
10.72
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
6.4
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.94
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
40.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.26
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
6.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.599
1.599
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
35.94
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.64
40.64
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Masao Kida and Steve Kline

Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.41
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.41
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Masao Kida and Steve Kline

Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
9750
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA