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Steve
Kline		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: October 6, 1947 in Usa, WA, WENATCHEE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1978   
All-Star Selections 1972    1976    1978    1979   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1970 22 DET AL $ 300,000 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 6 7 6
1971 23 DET AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 9 9 9 6 7 6
1972 24 DET AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 9 9 9 7 7 7
1973 25 DET AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 9 9 9 6 7 7
1974 26 DET AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 9 9 9 7 7 7
1975 27 SDP NL $ 1,000,000 8 4 4 4 9 10 9 6 7 7
1976 28 SDP NL $ 1,000,000 8 4 4 4 9 9 9 6 7 6
1977 29 SDP NL $ 1,000,000 7 3 4 4 9 10 10 6 7 7
1978 30 SDP NL $ 1,000,000 7 4 4 4 9 9 9 7 7 7
1979 31 WAS NL $ 9,000,000 7 4 4 4 8 9 9 6 7 6
1980 32 WAS NL $ 9,000,000 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 6 6
1981 33 WAS NL   7 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 6 6
1982 34 DET AL $ 750,000 7 3 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 2 2 2 8 8 8 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,000,000 8 4 4 4 9 10 10 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1970 22 DET AL 1 5 .167 6 6 2 0 0 48.0 57 30 7 14 16 5.63 .306 .356 .511 .867 0.7
    AAA   14 11 .560 28 28 4 0 0 187.0 223 79 15 38 117 3.80 .292 .325 .409 .734  
1971 23 DET AL 8 12 .400 21 21 9 1 0 168.3 201 85 17 31 67 4.54 .290 .320 .426 .745 7.2
    AAA   6 4 .600 11 11 1 1 0 76.0 107 24 3 18 34 2.84 .341 .377 .404 .781  
1972 24 DET AL 20 11 .645 33 33 14 2 0 265.0 303 125 35 45 113 4.25 .284 .313 .444 .758 11.5
1973 25 DET AL 15 7 .682 33 33 8 0 0 253.0 278 124 31 63 111 4.41 .275 .319 .424 .743 12.2
1974 26 DET AL 15 12 .556 32 32 9 0 0 233.7 285 139 27 56 99 5.35 .295 .335 .460 .795 9.2
1975 27 SDP NL 15 11 .577 32 32 14 1 0 260.3 316 144 30 53 108 4.98 .300 .331 .437 .768 10.3
1976 28 SDP NL 23 6 .793 32 32 17 1 0 261.7 258 108 28 34 101 3.71 .255 .279 .396 .675 20.4
1977 29 SDP NL 16 13 .552 32 32 11 1 0 246.7 285 107 27 19 71 3.90 .289 .303 .414 .717 14.0
1978 30 SDP NL 17 12 .586 32 32 9 2 0 240.3 272 101 22 36 75 3.78 .286 .312 .402 .714 14.0
1979 31 WAS NL 16 7 .696 30 30 5 3 0 214.0 217 91 20 44 88 3.83 .261 .299 .365 .664 13.7
1980 32 WAS NL 12 13 .480 29 29 6 0 0 209.3 222 100 26 42 80 4.30 .267 .302 .402 .704 8.1
1981 33 WAS NL 3 2 .600 8 8 2 0 0 58.7 75 31 10 14 20 4.76 .313 .349 .471 .820 1.3
    AAA   6 6 .500 19 19 0 0 0 141.7 143 50 10 48 79 3.18 .260 .319 .361 .680  
1982 34 AAA   8 15 .348 29 29 2 1 0 196.0 223 78 14 46 97 3.58 .284 .323 .406 .729  
12 Years Sim 161 111 .592 320 320 106 11 0 2459.0 2769 1185 280 451 949 4.34 .282 .313 .421 .735 122.6
4 Years AAA 34 36 .486 87 87 7 2 0 600.7 696 231 42 150 327 3.46 .288 .330 .397 .726  
Season Average 13 9 .591 26 26 8 0 0 204.9 230 98 23 37 79 4.34 .282 .313 .421 .735  
Career Highs 23 13 .793 33 33 17 3 0 265.0 316 144 35 63 113 5.63 .313 .356 .511 .867  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1358 598 135 178 540   .272 .298 .405 .703
vs LH   1411 587 145 273 409   .291 .329 .438 .766
Home 88 62 .587 171 171 53 8 0 1314.0 1454 632 150 266 526 4.33 .278 .313 .421 .734
Away 73 49 .598 149 149 53 3 0 1145.0 1315 553 130 185 423 4.35 .286 .314 .421 .735
Mar/Apr 27 11 .711 47 47 15 1 0 367.0 397 158 42 67 143 3.87 .272 .304 .406 .711
May 34 15 .694 58 58 18 2 0 444.0 519 205 50 79 166 4.16 .290 .320 .420 .740
June 28 18 .609 52 52 18 6 0 398.0 457 194 48 67 151 4.39 .287 .316 .428 .744
July 23 21 .523 50 50 20 0 0 396.3 425 189 47 75 148 4.29 .270 .303 .402 .706
August 20 22 .476 55 55 18 0 0 419.0 460 215 36 85 163 4.62 .275 .310 .415 .725
Sep/Oct 29 24 .547 58 58 18 2 0 434.6 511 224 57 78 178 4.64 .292 .323 .451 .774
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1970 22 DET AL P 6 6 48.0 3 10 0 0 1.000 2.44    
1971 23 DET AL P 21 21 168.3 12 26 2 0 .950 2.03    
1972 24 DET AL P 33 33 265.0 13 35 6 2 .889 1.63    
1973 25 DET AL P 33 33 253.0 18 31 0 4 1.000 1.74    
1974 26 DET AL P 32 32 233.7 15 27 1 4 .977 1.62    
1975 27 SDP NL P 32 32 260.3 24 35 0 3 1.000 2.04    
1976 28 SDP NL P 32 32 261.7 13 33 2 5 .958 1.58    
1977 29 SDP NL P 32 32 246.7 15 34 0 3 1.000 1.79    
1978 30 SDP NL P 32 32 240.3 9 29 2 3 .950 1.42    
1979 31 WAS NL P 30 30 214.0 10 28 1 2 .974 1.60    
1980 32 WAS NL P 29 29 209.3 17 20 2 1 .949 1.59    
1981 33 WAS NL P 8 8 58.7 3 9 0 1 1.000 1.84    
Career Totals   320 320 2459.0 152 317 16 28 .967 1.72    
Career Highs   33 33 265.0 24 35 6 5 1.000 2.44    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1972 24 DET AL 2 0 1.000 3 3 1 0 0 25.0 27 9 4 3 10 3.24 .262 .283 .447 .730
1976 28 SDP NL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 16.0 19 8 3 2 5 4.50 .288 .309 .470 .779
1979 31 WAS NL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 15.7 21 10 2 1 6 5.75 .323 .333 .523 .856
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 3 .500 7 7 1 0 0 56.7 67 27 9 6 21 4.29 .286 .304 .474 .779
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1972-2-20
1974-10-15
1976-1-23
1977-10-16
1978-7-17
 Winning Pct
1972-9-.645
1973-8-.682
1976-3-.793
1979-6-.696
 Complete Games
1972-6-14
1973-8-8
1974-7-9
1975-3-14
1976-1-17
1977-10-11
 Shutouts
1972-1-2
1978-6-2
1979-3-3
 Innings Pitched
1972-5-265.0
1973-7-253.0
1975-10-260.3
1976-8-261.7
 Hits Allowed
1972-1-303
1973-4-278
1974-3-285
1975-3-316
1976-10-258
1977-3-285
1978-6-272
Homeruns Allowed
1972-3-35
1973-6-31
1975-6-30
1976-6-28
1977-6-27
1980-5-26
 Walks per 9IP
1971-5-1.7
1972-2-1.5
1973-5-2.2
1974-4-2.2
1975-5-1.8
1976-4-1.2
1977-1-0.7
1978-5-1.3
1979-10-1.9
1980-10-1.8
CAR-29-1.7
 WHiP
1976-3-1.12
 OOBP
1976-3-.279
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 79    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 41st overall pick, by Detroit in 1970
Injured on 6/16/1970 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Earned first career win on 9/4/1970
Injured on 5/21/1971 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game
10/22/1974: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $1,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Detroit to San Diego on 2/1/1975 (Going to SDP: P Steve Kline, C Tim Talton, P Al Fitzmorris. Going to DET: P Lou Marone)
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
Won World Championship with San Diego in 1978
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/5/1979 to a 4-year deal worth $9,000,000 per year
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1979, going 4-0, 0.85
Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game
Released by Washington on 10/13/1981
 
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