Steven James Kline
[edit] Biography
Born on August 22, 1972 in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, Steve Kline (Steven James Kline) played for the Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 10 year career. Kline broke into the bigs on April 2, 1997 with the Montreal Expos, and put up a 5.98 ERA in 52.2 innings pitched in 1997, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Steve Kline's best season was 2001, when he posted a 1.80 ERA and struck out 54 batters.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1997
| MON
| N
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6.15
| 20
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 26.1
| 31
| 4
| 10
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 20
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 5.81
| 17
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 26.1
| 42
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 3
| 1
|
| 1997
| Total
|
| 46
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 5.98
| 37
| 37
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 52.2
| 73
| 10
| 23
| 4
| 4
| 2
|
| 1998
| MON
| N
| 78
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 2.76
| 76
| 25
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 71.2
| 62
| 4
| 41
| 7
| 5
| 3
|
| 1999
| MON
| N
| 82
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 3.75
| 69
| 32
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 69.2
| 56
| 8
| 33
| 6
| 2
| 3
|
| 2000
| MON
| N
| 83
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 3.50
| 64
| 36
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 82.1
| 88
| 8
| 27
| 2
| 4
| 3
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| 89
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1.80
| 54
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 75
| 53
| 3
| 29
| 7
| 1
| 4
|
| 2002
| STL
| N
| 66
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3.39
| 41
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 58.1
| 54
| 3
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 2003
| STL
| N
| 78
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 3.82
| 31
| 29
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 63.2
| 56
| 5
| 30
| 5
| 2
| 3
|
| 2004
| STL
| N
| 67
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1.79
| 35
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 50.1
| 37
| 3
| 17
| 4
| 1
| 4
|
| 2005
| BAL
| A
| 67
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 4.28
| 36
| 34
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 61
| 59
| 11
| 30
| 5
| 4
| 0
|
| 2006
| SF
| N
| 72
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3.66
| 33
| 24
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 51.2
| 53
| 3
| 26
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 2007
| SF
| N
| 68
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4.70
| 17
| 25
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 46
| 58
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 709
| 0
| 29
| 34
| 3.33
| 440
| 240
| 220
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 595
| 548
| 43
| 252
| 42
| 19
| 25
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 87
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 4.74
| 53
| 53
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 87.1
| 101
| 17
| 43
| 6
| 7
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 796
| 1
| 34
| 39
| 3.51
| 493
| 293
| 295
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 682.1
| 649
| 60
| 295
| 48
| 26
| 26
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1997
| MON
| N
| P
| 26
| 0
| 26.1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| P
| 20
| 1
| 26.1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .750
|
| 1997
| Total
|
| P
| 46
| 1
| 52.2
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| .889
|
| 1998
| MON
| N
| P
| 78
| 0
| 71.2
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| .929
|
| 1999
| MON
| N
| P
| 82
| 0
| 69.2
| 5
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 1
| .957
|
| 2000
| MON
| N
| P
| 83
| 0
| 82.1
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| P
| 89
| 0
| 75
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| STL
| N
| P
| 66
| 0
| 58.1
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| STL
| N
| P
| 78
| 0
| 63.2
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| STL
| N
| P
| 67
| 0
| 50.1
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| BAL
| A
| P
| 67
| 0
| 61
| 2
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| .941
|
| 2006
| SF
| N
| P
| 72
| 0
| 51.2
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| .938
|
| 2007
| SF
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 46
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| .857
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 796
| 1
| 682.1
| 37
| 111
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 39
| 16
| 3
| .955
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1997
| MON
| N
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| Total
|
| 46
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| MON
| N
| 78
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| MON
| N
| 82
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| MON
| N
| 83
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| 89
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| STL
| N
| 66
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| STL
| N
| 78
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .500
| .500
| 1.000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| STL
| N
| 67
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| BAL
| A
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| SF
| N
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2007
| SF
| N
| 68
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 709
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .143
| .143
| .214
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 796
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .143
| .143
| .214
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 8th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1993 - signed June 6, 1993).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Montreal Expos in exchange for Jeff Juden (July 31, 1997).
- Traded by Montreal Expos with Dustin Hermanson to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Britt Reames and Fernando Tatis (December 14, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (December 7, 2003).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 2004).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 20, 2004).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to San Francisco Giants in exchange for LaTroy Hawkins (December 6, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 8, 2006).
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