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Steve Kline

Steven Jack Kline

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 6, 1947 in Wenatchee, WA
High School: Chelan HS (Lake Chelan, WA)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 10, 1970
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Indians/Braves 1970-1977

Final Game: July 24, 1977
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1970 22 NYY AL 16 37 28 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 10 .179 .303 .179 .482 40 5 0 1 4 0 0 1
1971 23 NYY AL 31 75 66 6 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 16 .136 .186 .152 .337 -1 10 1 0 5 0 0 1
1972 24 NYY AL 32 93 76 5 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 22 .092 .148 .092 .240 -26 7 2 1 12 0 0 1
1973 25 NYY AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 26 TOT AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 26 NYY AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1974 26 CLE AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 29 ATL NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Yrs 129 205 170 14 21 1 0 0 4 0 0 12 48 .124 .190 .129 .320 -4 22 3 2 21 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 257 213 18 26 1 0 0 5 0 0 15 60 .124 .190 .129 .320 -4 28 4 3 26 0 0
NYY (5 yrs) 97 205 170 14 21 1 0 0 4 0 0 12 48 .124 .190 .129 .320 -4 22 3 2 21 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 113 205 170 14 21 1 0 0 4 0 0 12 48 .124 .190 .129 .320 -4 22 3 2 21 0 0
NL (1 yr) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1970 22 NYY AL 16 37 -2 -0 0 0 4 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .512 .501 0.2 -0.0 3 $ 1
1971 23 NYY AL 31 75 -9 0 0 0 8 -0 -0.1 2 2 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1972 24 NYY AL 32 93 -12 -0 -0 0 9 -3 -0.4 3 0 -0.4 .488 .498 -0.4 -0.0 0 $ 1
1973 25 NYY AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1974 26 NYY AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1974 26 CLE AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1977 29 ATL NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
6 Seasons 129 205 -23 -0 0 0 22 -2 -0.3 7 5 -0.3 .498 .500 -0.3 0.0 5 $
NYY (5 yrs) 97 205 -23 -0 0 0 22 -2 -0.3 7 5 -0.3 .497 .500 -0.3 -0.0 5 $
ATL (1 yr) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
CLE (1 yr) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1970 22 NYY AL 37 27 2 2.0 93 .278 .179 .252 .303 .325 .179 .385 .482 .710 40 .196 -2.1 -0.2 .435 .143 .000
1971 23 NYY AL 75 63 2 0.8 87 .180 .136 .248 .186 .319 .152 .368 .337 .687 -1 .055 -8.6 -0.9 .241 .076 .015
1972 24 NYY AL 93 83 2 0.6 81 .130 .092 .243 .148 .312 .092 .351 .240 .663 -26 .041 -11.8 -1.4 .169 .053 .000
6 Yrs 205 173 6 0.9 85 .172 .124 .247 .190 .317 .129 .363 .320 .680 -4 .068 -22.6 -2.5 .237 .076 .006
162 Game Avg. 257 217 8 0.9 85 .172 .124 .247 .190 .317 .129 .363 .320 .680 -4 .068 -22.6 -2.5 .237 .076 .006

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1970 22 NYY AL 37 0.0% 27.0% 10.8% 0.0% 0% 2.50 2.8 14.0 3.50 49%
1971 23 NYY AL 75 0.0% 21.3% 5.3% 1.3% 11% 4.00 4.1 66.0 2.50 67%
1972 24 NYY AL 93 0.0% 23.7% 4.3% 0.0% 0% 5.50 3.5 76.0 3.07 58%
6 Yrs 205 0.0% 23.4% 5.9% 0.5% 5% 4.00 3.5 42.5 2.88 60%
MLB Averages 1.9% 13.7% 8.7% 6.1% 27% 1.58 6.5 45.7 8.8 1.10 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1970 22 NYY AL -2.1 -0.2 37 -0.1 0.6 -0.6 1.12 -0.2 0.1 -0.8 -0.1 0.96 -1.5 0
1971 23 NYY AL -8.6 -0.9 76 -0.7 0.6 -1.3 .88 -0.9 0.1 -7.6 -0.8 0.90 -8.9 0
1972 24 NYY AL -11.8 -1.4 93 -1.2 0.5 -1.7 .92 -1.4 0.0 -14.0 -1.6 1.05 -12.8 0
1973 25 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1974 26 TOT AL 0.0 0.0
1974 26 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1974 26 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1977 29 ATL NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 Yrs -22.6 -2.5 206 -2.0 1.7 -3.6 .94 -2.5 0.4 -22.4 -2.6 0.98 -23.2 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1970 22 NYY AL 0 0 30% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
1971 23 NYY AL 0 0 46% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1972 24 NYY AL 1 0 42% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13% 6 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
6 Yrs 1 0 40% 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 21% 10 8 2 0 0 0 4 2 1

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1970 22 NYY AL 37 43% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 50% 10 0 0% 9 3 33% 21 2 10% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1971 23 NYY AL 75 32% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 45% 10 1 10% 10 3 30% 38 1 3% 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1972 24 NYY AL 93 39% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 80% 20 2 10% 21 10 48% 63 1 2% 4 1 25% 3 2 67% 0
6 Yrs 205 37% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 34 21 62% 40 3 8% 40 16 40% 122 4 3% 6 1 17% 7 3 43% 0
MLB Averages 55% 76% 11% 32% 14% 48% 53%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1970 22 16 37 28 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 10 .179 .303 .179 .482 40 5 0 1 4 0 0
1971 23 47 112 94 9 14 1 0 0 3 0 0 8 26 .149 .223 .160 .383 12 15 1 1 9 0 0
1972 24 79 205 170 14 21 1 0 0 4 0 0 12 48 .124 .190 .129 .320 -4 22 3 2 21 0 0
1973 25 93 205 170 14 21 1 0 0 4 0 0 12 48 .124 .190 .129 .320 -4 22 3 2 21 0 0
1974 26 113 205 170 14 21 1 0 0 4 0 0 12 48 .124 .190 .129 .320 -4 22 3 2 21 0 0
1975 27 113 205 170 14 21 1 0 0 4 0 0 12 48 .124 .190 .129 .320 -4 22 3 2 21 0 0
1976 28 113 205 170 14 21 1 0 0 4 0 0 12 48 .124 .190 .129 .320 -4 22 3 2 21 0 0
1977 29 129 205 170 14 21 1 0 0 4 0 0 12 48 .124 .190 .129 .320 -4 22 3 2 21 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1970 22 16 39 29 4 6 0 0 0 3 0 5 10 .207 .343 .207 .550 2 16
1971 23 31 75 66 7 9 1 0 0 1 0 4 16 .136 .186 .152 .337 2 31
1972 24 33 97 79 5 7 0 0 0 1 0 4 23 .089 .143 .089 .231 1 32
3 Yrs 80 211 174 16 22 1 0 0 5 0 13 49 .126 .196 .132 .328 5 79
162 Game Avg. 162 427 352 32 45 2 0 0 10 0 26 99 .126 .196 .132 .328 10 79

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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