Bob Kline vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Bob Kline
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wayne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 5.05 and 1.576 for Bob Kline. By the career numbers, Gary Wayne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Kline and Gary Wayne

Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.02
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.75
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.57
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
5.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441.2
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
10.21
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.49
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
3.97
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.77
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.639
0.639
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1972
40.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.49
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
5.77
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.576
1.576
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1766
35.99
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Bob Kline and Gary Wayne

Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
27
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249.2
9
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.074
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Kline and Gary Wayne

Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
148
652.94
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
547.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
110.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
92.65
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.65
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.52
28.75
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
132.35
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
123.53
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.47
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
44.12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
70.59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.91
30.48
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
26
114.71
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
5.23
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA