Ron Kline vs. Drew Smyly — Career Comparison

Ron Kline
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Drew Smyly
MillenialArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Kline and Drew Smyly are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 90 for Ron Kline and 92 for Drew Smyly, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 88 and 86 respectively. If forced to pick, Drew Smyly gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Ron Kline and Drew Smyly

Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
3.19
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
2.59
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
0.88
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.49
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.53
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.62
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.52
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.75
50.75
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.58
27.58
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.47
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
3.75
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
4.2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6234
27
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2078
9
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2113
9.15
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
8.7
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.94
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.49
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
3.17
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.93
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
989
4.28
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
8.8
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.828
0.828
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8868
38.41
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4851
38.14
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.46
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
4.29
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
4.56
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.53
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8104
35.1
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4398
34.58
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.41
38.41
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Ron Kline and Drew Smyly

Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
3.32
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
2.59
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.86
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.66
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.44
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.02
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
2.19
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.44
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.1
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.34
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
93.44
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.05
26.05
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Kline and Drew Smyly

Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
813.5
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
2982.09
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
600
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
537.59
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
573.13
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
49.27
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.99
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.28
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
5.72
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.55
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
53.65
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
67.88
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.33
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.33
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.66
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-15.59
-17.06
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-4.31
-38.6
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.42
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
241.97
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
259.7
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
2.48
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
42.7
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.66
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA