Steve Kline vs. Mac MacArthur — Career Comparison

Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Steve Kline built a career as a starting pitcher and Mac MacArthur as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Kline posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 5.02 and 1.500 for Mac MacArthur. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Kline and Mac MacArthur

Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.4
81.4
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9.87
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.769
0.769
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
41.54
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Steve Kline and Mac MacArthur

Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.55
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.73
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
2.61
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Kline and Mac MacArthur

Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
377.56
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.54
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
11.16
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.39
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-11.28
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA