Bob Kline vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Bob Kline
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stanka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Stanka posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 5.05 and 1.576 for Bob Kline. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Kline and Joe Stanka

Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
5.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
10.21
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.49
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.97
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.77
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.639
0.639
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1972
40.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.49
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
5.77
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.576
1.576
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1766
35.99
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Bob Kline and Joe Stanka

Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.074
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Kline and Joe Stanka

Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
652.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
547.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
110.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
92.65
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.65
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.52
28.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
132.35
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
123.53
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
44.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
70.59
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.91
30.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
114.71
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
5.23
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA