Ron Kline stats

Last played for the Atlanta Braves, 1970

Pitcher

Age 94

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Ron Kline played 17 MLB seasons, 1952 to 1970.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
736
W
114
L
144
ERA
3.75
IP
2,078.0
K
989
BB
731
WHIP
1.37

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1952PIT27075.4978.227661.78
1955PIT366134.15136.248531.57
1956PIT4414183.38264.0125811.30
1957PIT409164.04205.088611.34
1958PIT3213163.53237.1109921.31
1959PIT3311134.26186.091701.38
1960STL34496.04117.254431.50
1961LAA/DET36894.14161.097611.45
1962DET36364.3177.147281.50
1963TEX62382.7993.249301.23
1964TEX611072.3281.140211.25
1965TEX74762.6399.152321.39
1966TEX63642.3990.146171.06
1967MIN54713.7771.236151.20
1968PIT561251.68112.248311.11
1969PIT/BOS/SF43165.1959.029281.78
1970ATL5007.116.1321.74

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
44
SHO
8
K/9
4.3
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1952PIT0003.10000
1955PIT0213.20000
1956PIT0924.30000
1957PIT01123.90000
1958PIT01124.10000
1959PIT0704.40000
1960STL0104.10000
1961LAA/DET0315.40000
1962DET0005.50000
1963TEX0004.70000
1964TEX0004.40000
1965TEX0004.70000
1966TEX0004.60000
1967MIN0004.50000
1968PIT0003.80000
1969PIT/BOS/SF0004.40000
1970ATL0004.30000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
94 yearsMar 9, 1932
Debut
1952

What were Ron Kline's career stats?

Ron Kline played 17 seasons for the Pirates, the Cardinals, the Tigers, the Rangers, the Twins and the Braves. He had 114 wins and 989 strikeouts with a 3.75 ERA over 2,078.0 innings. His best season was 1956: 14 wins, a 3.38 ERA and 125 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 1952 to 1970

Ron Kline finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

All-time career rank

  • 156th in saves (108)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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