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Steve Kline
Steven Jack Kline
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: October 6, 1947 in Wenatchee, WA
High School: Chelan (Lake Chelan, WA)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 10, 1970
Final Game: July 24, 1977
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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+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
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 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 3 888 110 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 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 91 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 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 1 106 103 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 71 1.423 8.9 1.1 3.9 2.2 0.55
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 67 1.623 9.3 1.8 5.3 4.4 0.83
6 Seasons 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 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 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 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 67 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 71 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 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 67 1.623 9.3 1.8 5.3 4.4 0.83

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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
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 Seasons 95 205 170 14 21 1 0 0 4 0 0 12 48 .124 .190 .129 .320 -4 22 3 2 21 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 350 290 24 36 2 0 0 7 0 0 20 82 .124 .190 .129 .320 -4 38 5 3 36 0 0
NYY (5 yrs) 79 205 170 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
AL (5 yrs) 79 205 170 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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 NYY AL 22 P 16 15 100.1 28 14 14 0 2 1.000 2.51 1.75 .950 1.86 0.67
1971 NYY AL 23 P 31 30 222.1 74 24 49 1 1 .986 2.96 2.35 .957 1.98 0.77
1972 NYY AL 24 P 32 32 236.1 77 20 50 7 3 .909 2.67 2.19 .952 1.86 0.75
1973 NYY AL 25 P 14 13 74.0 13 1 12 0 0 1.000 1.58 0.93 .946 1.86 0.86
1974 TOT AL 26 P 20 15 97.0 22 5 17 0 4 1.000 2.04 1.10 .945 1.81 0.83
1974 NYY AL 26 P 4 4 26.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.38 1.00 .950 1.80 0.82
1974 CLE AL 26 P 16 11 71.0 18 5 13 0 4 1.000 2.28 1.13 .944 1.81 0.83
1977 ATL NL 29 P 16 0 20.1 3 0 2 1 0 .667 0.89 0.13 .967 1.86 0.67
6 Seasons P 129 105 750.1 217 64 144 9 10 .959 2.49 1.61 .953 1.89 0.76
6 Seasons TOT 129 105 750.1 217 64 144 9 10 .959 2.49 1.61 .911 1.89 0.76

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1972 AL--2.399--8th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1972 AL--.640--6th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1971 AL--1.093--3rd
1972 AL--1.075--7th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1971 AL--1.498--2nd
1972 AL--1.676--3rd

Shutouts s c a p y
1972 AL--4--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1972 AL--.419--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1972 AL--10--5th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2282), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1345), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (602), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 1966 amateur draft.

April 26, 1974: Traded by the New York Yankees with Fred Beene, Tom Buskey and Fritz Peterson to the Cleveland Indians for Chris Chambliss, Dick Tidrow and Cecil Upshaw.

December 13, 1976: Purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the Cleveland Indians.

April 1, 1977: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

June, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 26, 1977: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

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