Ron Kline vs. Steve Ladew — Career Comparison

Ron Kline
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Ladew
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ron Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Ladew as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Kline posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.425 compared to 4.5 and 2.000 for Steve Ladew. By the career numbers, Ron Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Kline and Steve Ladew

Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
3.19
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.88
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.49
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.62
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.58
27.58
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.47
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
3.75
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6234
27
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2078
9
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2113
9.15
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
3.17
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
4.28
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.828
0.828
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8868
38.41
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.46
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
4.29
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8104
35.1
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Ron Kline and Steve Ladew

Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
3.32
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.86
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.66
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.44
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
2.19
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
95.88
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.05
26.05
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Kline and Steve Ladew

Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
813.5
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
600
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
537.59
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
49.27
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.99
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.28
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
5.72
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
53.65
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
67.88
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.33
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.33
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.66
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-15.59
-17.06
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.42
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
241.97
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
2.48
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
42.7
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.66
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA