Steve Kline vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Steve Kline
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Steve Kline a clear advantage over Darold Knowles across the core pitching metrics. Steve Kline led in home run suppression (HR9+ 144 vs 106), walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 97). Steve Kline was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Kline and Darold Knowles

Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
765
6.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.58
46.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
649
8.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
3.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
6.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2940
38.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
3.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
33.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Steve Kline and Darold Knowles

Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
765
6.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
2.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.186
0.186
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Kline and Darold Knowles

Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
26533.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
766
3147.95
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
466.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
14.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
5.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
200
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA