Steve Kline vs. Dustin McGowan — Career Comparison

Steve Kline
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dustin McGowan
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Kline and Dustin McGowan are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 97 for Steve Kline and 96 for Dustin McGowan, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 91 and 90 respectively. If forced to pick, Steve Kline gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Steve Kline and Dustin McGowan

Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.95
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.58
46.58
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.79
23.79
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.51
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
4.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1951
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
650.1
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
8.56
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
8.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.79
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
3.89
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
6.5
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
7.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.64
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2940
38.78
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2818
39
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.05
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.86
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
4.94
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.08
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.68
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
33.86
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
34.32
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Steve Kline and Dustin McGowan

Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.95
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1951
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
650.1
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.49
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.64
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.46
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.04
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.98
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.95
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.81
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.61
91.61
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.186
0.186
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.452
0.452
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.79
23.79
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Kline and Dustin McGowan

Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
26533.33
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
291
6020.69
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
466.67
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
558.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
14.38
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.19
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
5.64
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.83
-37.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
19
393.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
1.53
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA