Mike Kilkenny vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Mike Kilkenny
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Steve Kline a clear advantage over Mike Kilkenny across the core pitching metrics. Steve Kline led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 90), and home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 114). Mike Kilkenny held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 62). Steve Kline was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mike Kilkenny and Steve Kline

Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
4.43
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1230
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
8.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
4.92
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
6.61
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1821
39.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
4.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
34.49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Mike Kilkenny and Steve Kline

Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.93
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.604
0.604
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Kilkenny and Steve Kline

Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
661.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
127
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
538.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
8
37.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
8
37.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
3.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
8
37.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
10
47.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.72
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.62
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.67
-26.77
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
64
302.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
1.98
1.98
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
10
47.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA