Ron Kline vs. Tom Morgan — Career Comparison

Ron Kline
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Morgan
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ron Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Morgan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Morgan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.61 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 3.75 and 1.425 for Ron Kline. By the career numbers, Tom Morgan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Kline and Tom Morgan

Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
3.19
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
3.9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.88
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.54
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.49
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.59
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.62
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.41
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.77
58.77
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.58
27.58
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.77
13.77
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.47
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.56
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
3.75
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.61
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6234
27
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3070
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2078
9
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023.1
9
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2113
9.15
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
9.15
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.84
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
3.17
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.64
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.3
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
4.28
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
3.2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8868
38.41
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4293
37.76
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.46
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.79
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
4.29
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.11
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8104
35.1
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3953
34.77
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.41
38.41
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Ron Kline and Tom Morgan

Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
3.32
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
4.95
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.86
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.37
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2415
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.66
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.85
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.44
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
2.6
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
2.19
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
3.58
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.45
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
95.88
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.05
26.05
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.3
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Kline and Tom Morgan

Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
813.5
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
443
999.25
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
600
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
266
600
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
537.59
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
557.14
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
45
49.27
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
103.76
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
45.99
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
81.2
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.19
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.02
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.09
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.28
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.28
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.56
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
5.23
5.72
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.55
30.57
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
49
53.65
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
151.13
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
67.88
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
115.04
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
15.33
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
47.37
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.33
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.07
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
28
30.66
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
63.16
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
-15.59
-17.06
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.81
22.13
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.42
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.28
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
221
241.97
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
164.66
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2.48
2.48
Tom Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
42.7
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
31.58
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.66
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.3
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA