Bill Kling vs. Mike McQueen — Career Comparison

Bill Kling
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike McQueen
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike McQueen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Kling as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike McQueen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.525 compared to 5.17 and 1.701 for Bill Kling. By the career numbers, Mike McQueen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Kling and Mike McQueen

Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.55
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.01
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.93
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.03
26.03
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.17
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.66
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
27
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
9
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
11.17
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
8.74
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.14
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.62
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.41
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.77
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.839
0.839
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
42.62
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
968
39.9
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.99
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
7.97
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.28
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.701
1.701
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
38.07
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
34.3
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.62
42.62
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.9
39.9

Fielding Stats for Bill Kling and Mike McQueen

Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.58
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.01
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
27
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
27
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
9
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
9
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.48
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.68
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.95
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.58
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.87
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.03
26.03
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Kling and Mike McQueen

Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
16
218.18
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
663.64
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
36
490.91
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
572.73
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
7
95.45
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
118.18
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
52.91
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.21
29.19
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
145.45
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
204.55
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
127.27
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
7
95.45
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
100
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
60.67
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.94
26.73
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
181.82
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.8
8.8
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA