Ron Kline vs. Dode Smith — Career Comparison

Ron Kline
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dode Smith
UnknownThrows LeftCincinnati-Cleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ron Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Dode Smith 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 6 and 1.667 for Dode Smith. 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 Dode Smith

Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
3.19
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.88
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.49
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.62
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.58
27.58
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.47
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
3.75
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6234
27
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2078
9
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2113
9.15
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
3.17
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
4.28
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.828
0.828
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8868
38.41
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.46
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
4.29
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8104
35.1
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
33
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Ron Kline and Dode Smith

Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
3.32
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.86
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.66
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.44
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
2.19
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.1
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.05
26.05
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Kline and Dode Smith

Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
813.5
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
600
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
537.59
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
49.27
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.99
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.28
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
5.72
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
53.65
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
67.88
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.33
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.33
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.66
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-15.59
-17.06
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.42
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
221
241.97
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
2.48
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
42.7
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.66
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA