Steve Kline vs. Chris Mahoney — Career Comparison

Steve Kline
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Mahoney
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Mahoney built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Kline as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Mahoney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.909 compared to 3.51 and 1.454 for Steve Kline. By the career numbers, Chris Mahoney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Kline and Chris Mahoney

Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.58
46.58
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.51
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
8.56
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.09
13.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.79
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
3.89
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.09
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
6.5
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2940
38.78
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
44.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.05
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.86
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.08
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.909
1.909
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
33.86
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
40.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.18
44.18

Fielding Stats for Steve Kline and Chris Mahoney

Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.49
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.46
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
2.04
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.95
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
95.48
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.186
0.186
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Kline and Chris Mahoney

Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
26533.33
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
466.67
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
14.38
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
5.64
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
200
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA