Steve Kline

Q: When was Steve Kline born?

Steve Kline was born on August 22, 1972.

Q: Where was Steve Kline born?

Steve Kline was born in Sunbury, PA .

Q: How tall is Steve Kline?

Steve Kline is 6-2 (188 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 Los Angeles Dodgers in the 60th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Allegany College of Maryland (Cumberland, MD) and the Cleveland Indians in the 8th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Steve Kline have?

Steve Kline had 493 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Steve Kline played for?

Steve Kline played for 5 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants.

Q: When did Steve Kline retire?

Steve Kline last played in 2007.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: August 22, 1972 in Sunbury, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 60th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Allegany College of Maryland (Cumberland, MD) and the Cleveland Indians in the 8th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV).

High School: Lewisburg HS (Lewisburg, PA)

Schools: Allegany College of Maryland (Cumberland, MD), West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)

Debut: April 2, 1997 (Age 24-223d, 17,012th in major league history)
vs. OAK 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 25, 2007 (Age 35-034d)
vs. SDP 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Full Name: Steven James Kline

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.9

ERA

3.51

796

682.1

493

WHIP

1.383

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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
1993	20	CLE-min	A-,Rk	6	5	.545	3.34	15	14	0	2	1	0	86.1	88	40	32	3	14	1	49	4	0	5	366			1.181	9.2	0.3	1.5	5.1	3.50	WTR,BRL NYPL,APPY
1994	21	CLE-min	A	18	5	.783	3.01	28	28	0	2	1	0	185.2	175	67	62	14	36	0	174	7	2	6	744			1.136	8.5	0.7	1.7	8.4	4.83	CBS SALL
1995	22	CLE-min	AA	2	3	.400	2.42	14	14	0	0	0	0	89.1	86	34	24	6	30	3	45	1	1	1	377			1.299	8.7	0.6	3.0	4.5	1.50	CAK EL
1996	23	CLE-min	AA	8	12	.400	5.46	25	24	0	0	0	0	146.2	168	98	89	16	55	2	107	6	1	5	658			1.520	10.3	1.0	3.4	6.6	1.95	CAK EL
1997	24	CLE-min	AAA	3	3	.500	4.03	20	4	5	0	0	1	51.1	53	26	23	4	13	1	41	3	0	5	219			1.286	9.3	0.7	2.3	7.2	3.15	BFL AA
1997	24	TOT	MLB	4	4	.500	5.98	46	1	7	0	0	0	52.2	73	37	35	10	23	4	37	2	1	4	248	75	5.60	1.823	12.5	1.7	3.9	6.3	1.61
1997	24	CLE	AL	3	1	.750	5.81	20	1	0	0	0	0	26.1	42	19	17	6	13	1	17	1	1	3	130	81	6.37	2.089	14.4	2.1	4.4	5.8	1.31
1997	24	MON	NL	1	3	.250	6.15	26	0	7	0	0	0	26.1	31	18	18	4	10	3	20	1	0	1	118	69	4.82	1.557	10.6	1.4	3.4	6.8	2.00
1998	25	MON-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8			0.375	3.4	0.0	0.0	3.4		OTT IL
1998	25	MON	NL	3	6	.333	2.76	78	0	18	0	0	1	71.2	62	25	22	4	41	7	76	3	0	5	319	153	3.59	1.437	7.8	0.5	5.1	9.5	1.85
1999	26	MON	NL	7	4	.636	3.75	82	0	18	0	0	0	69.2	56	32	29	8	33	6	69	3	0	2	297	120	4.20	1.278	7.2	1.0	4.3	8.9	2.09
2000	27	MON	NL	1	5	.167	3.50	83	0	42	0	0	14	82.1	88	36	32	8	27	2	64	3	0	4	349	138	3.94	1.397	9.6	0.9	3.0	7.0	2.37
2001	28	STL	NL	3	3	.500	1.80	89	0	26	0	0	9	75.0	53	16	15	3	29	7	54	4	0	1	303	241	3.45	1.093	6.4	0.4	3.5	6.5	1.86	MVP-24
2002	29	STL-min	A,AA	0	0		0.00	3	2	0	0	0	0	4.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	1	18			0.692	2.1	0.0	4.2	14.5	3.50	PEO,NHV MIDW,EL
2002	29	STL	NL	2	1	.667	3.39	66	0	17	0	0	6	58.1	54	23	22	3	21	2	41	1	0	1	241	118	3.36	1.286	8.3	0.5	3.2	6.3	1.95
2003	30	STL	NL	5	5	.500	3.82	78	0	22	0	0	3	63.2	56	29	27	5	30	5	31	3	0	2	274	108	4.63	1.351	7.9	0.7	4.2	4.4	1.03
2004	31	STL	NL	2	2	.500	1.79	67	0	22	0	0	3	50.1	37	12	10	3	17	4	35	4	0	1	202	238	3.68	1.073	6.6	0.5	3.0	6.3	2.06
2005	32	BAL	AL	2	4	.333	4.28	67	0	23	0	0	0	61.0	59	34	29	11	30	5	36	0	3	4	264	101	5.66	1.459	8.7	1.6	4.4	5.3	1.20
2006	33	SFG	NL	4	3	.571	3.66	72	0	17	0	0	1	51.2	53	24	21	3	26	3	33	1	0	1	227	124	4.19	1.529	9.2	0.5	4.5	5.7	1.27
2007	34	SFG	NL	1	2	.333	4.70	68	0	19	0	0	2	46.0	58	25	24	2	18	3	17	2	0	1	216	96	4.37	1.652	11.3	0.4	3.5	3.3	0.94
2008	35	PHI-min	AAA	0	2	.000	5.16	20	0	9	0	0	1	22.2	28	13	13	3	8	2	16	2	0	0	105			1.588	11.1	1.2	3.2	6.4	2.00	LHV IL
11 Yrs				34	39	.466	3.51	796	1	231	0	0	39	682.1	649	293	266	60	295	48	493	26	4	26	2940	125	4.20	1.383	8.6	0.8	3.9	6.5	1.67
162 Game Avg.				3	3	.466	3.51	68	0	20	0	0	3	58	55	25	23	5	25	4	42	2	0	2	251	125	4.20	1.383	8.6	0.8	3.9	6.5	1.67

STL (4 yrs)				12	11	.522	2.69	300	0	87	0	0	21	247.1	200	80	74	14	97	18	161	12	0	5	1020	156	3.78	1.201	7.3	0.5	3.5	5.9	1.66
MON (4 yrs)				12	18	.400	3.64	269	0	85	0	0	15	250.0	237	111	101	24	111	18	229	10	0	12	1083	124	4.00	1.392	8.5	0.9	4.0	8.2	2.06
SFG (2 yrs)				5	5	.500	4.15	140	0	36	0	0	3	97.2	111	49	45	5	44	6	50	3	0	2	443	109	4.28	1.587	10.2	0.5	4.1	4.6	1.14
CLE (1 yr)				3	1	.750	5.81	20	1	0	0	0	0	26.1	42	19	17	6	13	1	17	1	1	3	130	81	6.37	2.089	14.4	2.1	4.4	5.8	1.31
BAL (1 yr)				2	4	.333	4.28	67	0	23	0	0	0	61.0	59	34	29	11	30	5	36	0	3	4	264	101	5.66	1.459	8.7	1.6	4.4	5.3	1.20

NL (10 yrs)				29	34	.460	3.33	709	0	208	0	0	39	595.0	548	240	220	43	252	42	440	25	0	19	2546	132	3.95	1.345	8.3	0.7	3.8	6.7	1.75
AL (2 yrs)				5	5	.500	4.74	87	1	23	0	0	0	87.1	101	53	46	17	43	6	53	1	4	7	394	94	5.88	1.649	10.4	1.8	4.4	5.5	1.23

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Steve Kline?

Steve Kline is 52 years old.

When was Steve Kline born?

Steve Kline was born on August 22, 1972.

Where was Steve Kline born?

Steve Kline was born in Sunbury, PA.

How tall is Steve Kline?

Steve Kline is 6-2 (188 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 11 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 Los Angeles Dodgers in the 60th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Allegany College of Maryland (Cumberland, MD) and the Cleveland Indians in the 8th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV).

What position did Steve Kline play?

Steve Kline was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Steve Kline have?

Steve Kline had 493 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Steve Kline played for?

Steve Kline played for 5 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants.

When did Steve Kline retire?

Steve Kline last played in 2007.

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