Steve Kline vs. Josh Lindblom — Career Comparison

Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Lindblom
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Lindblom as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Kline led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 104), home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 99). Josh Lindblom held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 62). Role difference aside, Steve Kline holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Kline and Josh Lindblom

Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.52
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.78
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
8.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.61
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
39.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.51
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.91
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
34.36
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Steve Kline and Josh Lindblom

Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Kline and Josh Lindblom

Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20100
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA