Steve Kline

Q: When was Steve Kline born?

Steve Kline was born on October 6, 1947.

Q: Where was Steve Kline born?

Steve Kline was born in Wenatchee, WA .

Q: How tall was Steve Kline?

Steve Kline was 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Steve Kline weigh when playing?

Steve Kline weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Steve Kline in the Hall of Fame?

Steve Kline has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Steve Kline drafted?

Steve Kline was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chelan HS (Chelan, WA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Steve Kline have?

Steve Kline had 240 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Steve Kline played for?

Steve Kline played for 3 teams; the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves.

Q: When did Steve Kline retire?

Steve Kline last played in 1977.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: October 6, 1947 in Wenatchee, WA us

Died: June 4, 2018 in Chelan, WA

Buried: Chelan Fraternal Cemetery, Chelan, WA

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chelan HS (Chelan, WA).

High School: Chelan HS (Chelan, WA)

School: Washington State University (Pullman, WA)

Debut: July 10, 1970 (Age 22-277d, 13,018th in major league history)
vs. WSA 8.0 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: July 24, 1977 (Age 29-291d)
vs. PIT 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Steven Jack Kline

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.9

ERA

3.26

129

105

750.1

240

WHIP

1.189

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1966	18	NYY-min	A,Rk	6	6	.500	3.07	14	12		5	2		85.0	86	38	29	0	11	0	64	0	0	1				1.141	9.1	0.0	1.2	6.8	5.82	FTL,JOH FLOR,APPY
1967	19	NYY-min	A	3	5	.375	2.15	11	11		4	1		71.0	62	21	17	6	20	3	62	1	0	0				1.155	7.9	0.8	2.5	7.9	3.10	GBO CARL
1968	20	NYY-min	AA,A	6	10	.375	2.45	19	19		11	4		132.0	123	51	36	7	26	2	69	1	0	3				1.129	8.4	0.5	1.8	4.7	2.65	BNG,FTL EL,FLOR
1969	21	NYY-min	AAA,A	5	6	.455	5.74	17	12		4	0	0	69.0	87	47	44	4	16	1	22	1	0	2				1.493	11.3	0.5	2.1	2.9	1.38	SYR,FTL IL,FLOR
1970	22	NYY-min	AAA	8	2	.800	2.54	11	11		4	2	0	78.0	78	27	22	5	13	1	54	1	2	2				1.167	9.0	0.6	1.5	6.2	4.15	SYR IL
1970	22	NYY	AL	6	6	.500	3.41	16	15	0	5	0	0	100.1	99	42	38	8	24	3	49	0	0	1	420	104	3.42	1.226	8.9	0.7	2.2	4.4	2.04
1971	23	NYY	AL	12	13	.480	2.96	31	30	0	15	1	0	222.1	206	87	73	21	37	7	81	0	1	3	888	111	3.45	1.093	8.3	0.9	1.5	3.3	2.19
1972	24	NYY	AL	16	9	.640	2.40	32	32	0	11	4	0	236.1	210	79	63	11	44	6	58	10	0	1	956	123	3.20	1.075	8.0	0.4	1.7	2.2	1.32
1973	25	NYY	AL	4	7	.364	4.01	14	13	1	2	1	0	74.0	76	39	33	5	31	3	19	1	0	0	320	92	4.23	1.446	9.2	0.6	3.8	2.3	0.61
1974	26	TOT	AL	5	10	.333	4.64	20	15	1	1	0	0	97.0	96	56	50	12	36	2	23	5	1	3	409	78	4.98	1.361	8.9	1.1	3.3	2.1	0.64
1974	26	NYY	AL	2	2	.500	3.46	4	4	0	0	0	0	26.0	26	12	10	3	5	0	6	1	0	1	106	104	4.31	1.192	9.0	1.0	1.7	2.1	1.20
1974	26	CLE	AL	3	8	.273	5.07	16	11	1	1	0	0	71.0	70	44	40	9	31	2	17	4	1	2	303	72	5.23	1.423	8.9	1.1	3.9	2.2	0.55

1976	28	CLE-min	AAA	9	10	.474	5.04	26	23		8	0	0	157.0	195	102	88	25	41	5	60	5	0	1				1.503	11.2	1.4	2.4	3.4	1.46	TOL IL
1977	29	ATL-BAL-min	AAA					17																										RMD,ROC IL
1977	29	ATL	NL	0	0		6.64	16	0	7	0	0	1	20.1	21	15	15	4	12	3	10	0	3	1	93	68	6.08	1.623	9.3	1.8	5.3	4.4	0.83
6 Yrs				43	45	.489	3.26	129	105	9	34	6	1	750.1	708	318	272	61	184	24	240	16	5	9	3086	102	3.71	1.189	8.5	0.7	2.2	2.9	1.30
162 Game Avg.				12	13	.489	3.26	37	31	3	10	2	0	218	206	92	79	18	53	7	70	5	1	3	897	102	3.71	1.189	8.5	0.7	2.2	2.9	1.30

NYY (5 yrs)				40	37	.519	2.96	97	94	1	33	6	0	659.0	617	259	217	48	141	19	213	12	1	6	2690	110	3.48	1.150	8.4	0.7	1.9	2.9	1.51
ATL (1 yr)				0	0		6.64	16	0	7	0	0	1	20.1	21	15	15	4	12	3	10	0	3	1	93	68	6.08	1.623	9.3	1.8	5.3	4.4	0.83
CLE (1 yr)				3	8	.273	5.07	16	11	1	1	0	0	71.0	70	44	40	9	31	2	17	4	1	2	303	72	5.23	1.423	8.9	1.1	3.9	2.2	0.55

AL (5 yrs)				43	45	.489	3.17	113	105	2	34	6	0	730.0	687	303	257	57	172	21	230	16	2	8	2993	104	3.65	1.177	8.5	0.7	2.1	2.8	1.34
NL (1 yr)				0	0		6.64	16	0	7	0	0	1	20.1	21	15	15	4	12	3	10	0	3	1	93	68	6.08	1.623	9.3	1.8	5.3	4.4	0.83

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1970	22	NYY	AL	0.2	16	37	28	3	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	10	.179	.303	.179	.482	40	.248	31	5	0	1	4	0	0	1
1971	23	NYY	AL	-0.1	31	75	66	6	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	16	.136	.186	.152	.337	-1	.164	-27	10	1	0	5	0	0	1
1972	24	NYY	AL	-0.4	32	93	76	5	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	22	.092	.148	.092	.240	-26	.135	-60	7	2	1	12	0	0	1

1977	29	ATL	NL	0.0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
4 Yrs				-0.3	95	205	170	14	21	1	0	0	4	0	0	12	48	.124	.190	.129	.320	-4	.166	-29	22	3	2	21	0	0	1
162 Game Avg				-0.5	162	350	290	24	36	2	0	0	7	0	0	20	82	.124	.190	.129	.320	-4	.166	-29	38	5	3	36	0	0

NYY (3 Yrs)				-0.3	79	205	170	14	21	1	0	0	4	0	0	12	48	.124	.190	.129	.320	-4	.166	-29	22	3	2	21	0	0	1
ATL (1 Yr)				0.0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1

AL (3 Yrs)				-0.3	79	205	170	14	21	1	0	0	4	0	0	12	48	.124	.190	.129	.320	-4	.166	-29	22	3	2	21	0	0	1
NL (1 Yr)				0.0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1970	22	NYY	AL	P	16	15	5	100.1	28	14	14	0	2	1.000	.951	2.51	1.86	1.75	1.85	1	2	1	33.3	39.3	0
1971	23	NYY	AL	P	31	30	15	222.1	74	24	49	1	1	.986	.958	2.96	1.98	*2.35*	1.97	3	9	8	47.1	38.8	3
1972	24	NYY	AL	P	32	32	11	236.1	77	20	50	7	3	.909	.950	2.67	1.86	*2.19*	1.85	1	2	8	80.0	38.7	1
1973	25	NYY	AL	P	14	13	2	74.0	13	1	12	0	0	1.000	.951	1.58	1.86	0.93	1.85	0	2	3	60.0	38.4	1
1974	26	2TM	AL	P	20	15	1	97.0	22	5	17	0	4	1.000	.947	2.04	1.81	1.10	1.80	3	9	5	35.7	38.0	1
1974	26	NYY	AL	P	4	4	0	26.0	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	.948	1.38	1.80	1.00	1.80	1	0	2	100.0	38.0	0
1974	26	CLE	AL	P	16	11	1	71.0	18	5	13	0	4	1.000	.947	2.28	1.81	1.13	1.80	2	9	3	25.0	38.0	1

1977	29	ATL	NL	P	16	0	0	20.1	3	0	2	1	0	.667	.950	0.89	1.86	0.13	1.85	1	1	1	50.0	35.0	0
6 Yrs					129	105	34	750.1	217	64	144	9	10	.959	.953	2.49	1.89	1.61	1.87	9	25	26	51.0	38.4	6

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Steve Kline born?

Steve Kline was born on October 6, 1947.

Where was Steve Kline born?

Steve Kline was born in Wenatchee, WA.

How tall was Steve Kline?

Steve Kline was 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Steve Kline weigh when playing?

Steve Kline weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Steve Kline play?

Steve Kline played 6 seasons.

Is Steve Kline in the Hall of Fame?

Steve Kline has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Steve Kline drafted?

Steve Kline was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chelan HS (Chelan, WA).

What position did Steve Kline play?

Steve Kline was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Steve Kline have?

Steve Kline had 240 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Steve Kline played for?

Steve Kline played for 3 teams; the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves.

When did Steve Kline retire?

Steve Kline last played in 1977.

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