Steve Kline vs. Alfredo Simon — Career Comparison

Steve Kline
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alfredo Simon
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alfredo Simon 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. Steve Kline led in home run suppression (HR9+ 144 vs 89), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 88). Alfredo Simon held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 68). Role difference aside, Steve Kline holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Kline and Alfredo Simon

Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
2.96
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.55
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.55
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.58
46.58
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.47
36.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.51
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
4.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
8.56
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
810
9.41
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.79
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
3.89
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
6.5
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
6.14
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2940
38.78
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3372
39.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.05
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.81
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.86
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
4.94
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.08
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.66
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
33.86
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3002
34.86
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Steve Kline and Alfredo Simon

Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
2.96
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.49
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.75
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.46
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.04
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.95
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
95.48
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.186
0.186
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.47
36.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Kline and Alfredo Simon

Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
26533.33
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
255
1500
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
466.67
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
523.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
52.94
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
35.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
14.38
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.53
9.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
29.41
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
5.64
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-10.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
36
211.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
58.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA