Ron Kline vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Ron Kline
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Steve Kline a clear advantage over Ron Kline across the core pitching metrics. Steve Kline led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 97), home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 90). Ron Kline held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 77 vs 62). Steve Kline was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ron Kline and Steve Kline

Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
3.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
0.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.49
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.58
27.58
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
3.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6234
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2078
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2113
9.15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
3.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
4.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8868
38.41
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.46
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
4.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8104
35.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.41
38.41
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Ron Kline and Steve Kline

Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
3.32
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.44
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
2.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.05
26.05
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Kline and Steve Kline

Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
813.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
205
600
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
537.59
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
49.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
45.99
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.23
5.72
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
53.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
67.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
15.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
30.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
-15.59
-17.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
16.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
221
241.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2.48
2.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
42.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.66
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA