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Steve Kline
Steven James Kline

Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 22, 1972 in Sunbury, PA
High School: Lewisburg (Lewisburg, PA)
School: West Virginia University
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 8th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 2, 1997
Final Game: September 25, 2007
About biographical information

Steve Kline
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Standard Batting

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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
1997	24	MON	NL	24	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998	25	MON	NL	73	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1999	26	MON	NL	77	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
2000	27	MON	NL	79	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001	28	STL	NL	85	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	161	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	MVP-24
2002	29	STL	NL	64	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	30	STL	NL	75	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	284	2	0	0	1	0	0	1
2004	31	STL	NL	64	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	1	0	0	1
2005	32	BAL	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	33	SFG	NL	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	34	SFG	NL	67	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
12 Seasons				686	18	14	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	.143	.143	.214	.357	-8	3	0	0	4	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.214	.357	-8	1	0	0	1	0	0

STL (4 yrs)				288	7	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.600	1.000	158	3	0	0	2	0	0
MON (4 yrs)				253	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	2	0	0
SFG (2 yrs)				139	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (10 yrs)				680	18	14	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	.143	.143	.214	.357	-8	3	0	0	4	0	0
AL (2 yrs)				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Advanced Batting

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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
1997	24	MON	NL	1	1	0	0.0	108		.000	.269	.000	.341	.000	.423	.000	.764	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1998	25	MON	NL	5	5	0	0.0	106	.000	.000	.266	.000	.337	.000	.420	.000	.757	-100	.000	-1.2	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
1999	26	MON	NL	2	2	0	0.0	113		.000	.272	.000	.347	.000	.438	.000	.785	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
2000	27	MON	NL	2	2	0	0.0	119	.000	.000	.276	.000	.354	.000	.452	.000	.807	-100	.000	-0.6	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
2001	28	STL	NL	2	1	1	26.7	111	1.000	.500	.268	.500	.340	.500	.440	1.000	.780	161	.955	0.2	0.0	1.000	.000	.000
2002	29	STL	NL	1	1	0	0.0	105	.000	.000	.264	.000	.337	.000	.419	.000	.756	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
2003	30	STL	NL	3	2	1	13.4	107	.500	.500	.265	.500	.336	1.000	.425	1.500	.762	284	.861	0.6	0.0	2.000	.500	.500
2004	31	STL	NL	1	1	0	0.0												.000	0.0	0.0

2007	34	SFG	NL	1	1	0	0.0	112		.000	.274	.000	.344	.000	.438	.000	.782	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
12 Seasons				18	16	2	3.4	110	.250	.143	.269	.143	.341	.214	.431	.357	.772	-8	.324	-2.2	-0.2	.250	.071	.071
162 Game Avg.				4	4	0	3.4	110	.250	.143	.269	.143	.341	.214	.431	.357	.772	-8	.324	-2.2	-0.2	.250	.071	.071

STL (4 yrs)				7	5	2	10.7	108	.500	.400	.266	.400	.338	.600	.430	1.000	.768	158	.804	0.4	0.0	1.000	.200	.200
MON (4 yrs)				10	10	0	0.0	110	.000	.000	.270	.000	.343	.000	.431	.000	.774	-100	.000	-2.4	-0.2	.000	.000	.000
SFG (2 yrs)				1	1	0	0.0	112		.000	.274	.000	.344	.000	.438	.000	.782	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

Postseason Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2001	28	STL	NL	NLDS	ARI	L	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2002	29	STL	NL	NLDS	ARI	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	29	STL	NL	NLCS	SFG	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2004	31	STL	NL	NLDS	LAD	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	31	STL	NL	NLCS	HOU	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 Seasons (5 Series)							13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3 NLDS							8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2 NLCS							5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ratio Batting*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	AB/SO	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
1997	24	MON	NL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%		1.0				0%
1998	25	MON	NL	5	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%		4.0		2.00	3.00	60%	0%	0.0%	0%
1999	26	MON	NL	2	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%		1.0				0%	0%
2000	27	MON	NL	2	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%		2.0				50%	0%
2001	28	STL	NL	2	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%	2.0		0.00		50%	100%	0.0%	0%
2002	29	STL	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%						100%	0%
2003	30	STL	NL	3	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	100%		1.0			67%	0%
2004	31	STL	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%						0%	0%

2007	34	SFG	NL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%		1.0				0%
11 Seasons				18	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	5.6%	50%	2.3	7.0	3.00	8.00	44%	8%	0.0%	0%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1997	24	MON	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	25	MON	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	26	MON	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	27	MON	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	28	STL	NL	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	29	STL	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	30	STL	NL	0	0	0%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2004	31	STL	NL	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2007	34	SFG	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11 Seasons				1	0	50%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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						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
1997	24	MON	NL	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
1998	25	MON	NL	5	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	5	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1999	26	MON	NL	2	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2000	27	MON	NL	2	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2001	28	STL	NL	2	50%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2002	29	STL	NL	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2003	30	STL	NL	3	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	4	2	50%	0	0		0	0		0
2004	31	STL	NL	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	0	0		2	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0

2007	34	SFG	NL	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
11 Seasons				18	83%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	100%	4	0	0%	3	2	67%	17	2	12%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1997	24	MON	NL	1	3	3.00	3	100%	0%	100%	0%	0%	100%		100%	0%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
1998	25	MON	NL	5	18	3.60	13	72%	15%	38%	15%	31%	85%	0%	61%	55%	60%	20%	1	0	20%	1	0	20%	1	1	0%	0	0	0
1999	26	MON	NL	2	5	2.50	5	100%	20%	40%	20%	20%	80%		80%	50%	50%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
2000	27	MON	NL	2	5	2.50	5	100%	0%	40%	40%	20%	100%		100%	60%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
2001	28	STL	NL	2	5	2.50	4	80%	0%	75%	0%	25%	100%	0%	80%	25%	50%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
2002	29	STL	NL	1	2	2.00	2	100%	0%	50%	0%	50%	100%		100%	50%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
2003	30	STL	NL	3	8	2.67	7	88%	0%	29%	29%	43%	100%	0%	88%	71%	67%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
2004	31	STL	NL	1	2	2.00	2	100%	0%	0%	50%	50%	100%		100%	100%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0

2007	34	SFG	NL	1	3	3.00	3	100%	0%	100%	0%	0%	100%		100%	0%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
9 Seasons				18	51	2.83	44	86%	7%	48%	18%	27%	93%	0%	80%	49%	72%	6%	1	0	6%	1	0	6%	1	1	0%	0	0	0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	SH
1997	24	48	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0
1998	25	97	6	5	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1
1999	26	174	8	6	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	2
2000	27	253	10	8	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	2
2001	28	338	12	10	0	1	0	0	5	.100	.100	.100	.200	-48	1	2
2002	29	402	13	11	0	1	0	0	5	.091	.091	.091	.182	-52	1	2
2003	30	477	16	13	0	2	1	2	5	.154	.154	.231	.385	-1	3	3
2004	31	541	17	13	1	2	1	2	5	.154	.154	.231	.385	-1	3	4
2005	32	547	17	13	1	2	1	2	5	.154	.154	.231	.385	-1	3	4
2006	33	619	17	13	1	2	1	2	5	.154	.154	.231	.385	-1	3	4
2007	34	686	18	14	1	2	1	2	6	.143	.143	.214	.357	-8	3	4

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1997	24	24	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	24
1998	25	73	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	73
1999	26	77	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	77
2000	27	79	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	79
2001	28	85	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	85
2002	29	64	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	64
2003	30	75	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	75

2007	34	67	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	67
9 Seasons		608	14	14	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	608
162 Game Avg.		162	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	608

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