Bryan King vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Bryan King
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.071 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Steve Kline. By the career numbers, Bryan King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bryan King and Steve Kline

Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
3.26
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
7.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
8.49
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
2.21
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
9.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
36.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3086
37.02
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.72
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
3.81
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.189
1.189
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
33.68
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
34.11
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Bryan King and Steve Kline

Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan King and Steve Kline

Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
96
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
600
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
497.56
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA