Clyde King vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Clyde King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde King 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 4.14 and 1.438 for Clyde King. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clyde King and Steve Kline

Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.14
56.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1488
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
9.51
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
3.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.72
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.88
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.684
0.684
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2135
38.74
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.92
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
4.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
35.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Clyde King and Steve Kline

Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2248
27
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749.1
9
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clyde King and Steve Kline

Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
934.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
530.23
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
12.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
74.42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
19
88.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.65
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
167.44
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA