Ron Kline

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1952-1970)

W–L 114–144
ERA 3.75
WHIP 1.37
SO 989
Pitcher PIV -11132.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 205 lb
Born
3/9/1932 in Callery, PA, USA
Died
6/22/2002 in Callery, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1952-04-21
Last Game
1970-06-13

Full name: Ronald Lee Kline

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
114 144 736 203 44 8 108 2078.0 2,113 866 218 731 989 3.75 -11132.6

Career ERA 3.75 vs. league average 3.68 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1952 PIT NL 0 7 27 11 0 0 0 78.7 74 48 66 27 5.49 3.70 (-48%) -2444.7
1955 PIT NL 6 13 36 19 2 1 2 136.7 161 63 53 48 4.15 4.00 (-4%) -604.4
1956 PIT NL 14 18 44 39 9 2 2 264.0 263 99 81 125 3.38 3.96 (+15%) 1985.3
1957 PIT NL 9 16 40 31 11 2 0 205.0 214 92 61 88 4.04 3.83 (-5%) -2295.7
1958 PIT NL 13 16 32 32 11 2 0 237.3 220 93 92 109 3.53 3.86 (+9%) -1356.5
1959 PIT NL 11 13 33 29 7 0 0 186.0 186 88 70 91 4.26 3.90 (-9%) -1996.5
1960 SLN NL 4 9 34 17 1 0 1 117.7 133 79 43 54 6.04 3.82 (-58%) -3554.8
1961 LAA AL 3 6 26 12 0 0 1 104.7 119 57 44 70 4.90 4.03 (-22%) -1274.6
1961 DET AL 5 3 10 8 3 1 0 56.3 53 17 17 27 2.72 4.03 (+33%) 1158.7
1962 DET AL 3 6 36 4 0 0 2 77.3 88 37 28 47 4.31 3.96 (-9%) -238.1
1963 WS2 AL 3 8 62 1 0 0 17 93.7 85 29 30 49 2.79 3.46 (+19%) 1319.6
1964 WS2 AL 10 7 61 0 0 0 14 81.3 81 21 21 40 2.32 3.58 (+35%) 974.7
1965 WS2 AL 7 6 74 0 0 0 29 99.3 106 29 32 52 2.63 3.50 (+25%) 217.0
1966 WS2 AL 6 4 63 0 0 0 23 90.3 79 24 17 46 2.39 3.52 (+32%) -693.5
1967 MIN AL 7 1 54 0 0 0 5 71.7 71 30 15 36 3.77 3.30 (-14%) -1280.4
1968 PIT NL 12 5 56 0 0 0 7 112.7 94 21 31 48 1.68 2.98 (+44%) 646.0
1969 PIT NL 1 3 20 0 0 0 3 31.0 37 20 5 15 5.81 3.61 (-61%) 181.9
1969 SFN NL 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 11.0 16 5 6 7 4.09 3.61 (-13%) -121.3
1969 BOS AL 0 1 16 0 0 0 1 17.0 24 9 17 7 4.76 3.61 (-32%) -1755.7
1970 ATL NL 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 6.3 9 5 2 3 7.11 — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 114 144 736 203 44 8 108 2,078.0 2,113 866 731 989 3.75 — -11,133

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
743 491 14 45 2 1 0 14 1 15 221 .092 .122 .100 .222 -3,126

Career AVG .092 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 63.6% below league average.

Career OBP .122 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 61.8% below league average.

Career SLG .100 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 73.7% below league average.

Career OPS .222 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — 68.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1952 PIT NL 27 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 — — — — 0.0
1955 PIT NL 37 38 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 .132 — — — — 0.0
1956 PIT NL 44 79 2 10 0 0 0 3 1 4 26 .127 .258 (-51%) .331 (-50%) .397 (-68%) .728 (-60%) -765.3
1957 PIT NL 40 66 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 .061 .257 (-76%) .323 (-77%) .391 (-85%) .715 (-81%) -840.2
1958 PIT NL 33 74 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 42 .027 .257 (-90%) .324 (-73%) .394 (-90%) .719 (-82%) -965.2
1959 PIT NL 38 59 4 8 0 0 0 6 0 1 23 .136 .256 (-47%) .323 (-54%) .392 (-65%) .715 (-60%) -555.8
1960 SLN NL 34 35 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 .143 — — — — 0.0
1961 LAA AL 26 31 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 .097 — — — — 0.0
1961 DET AL 10 18 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 .167 — — — — 0.0
1962 DET AL 36 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 — — — — 0.0
1963 WS2 AL 62 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 .091 — — — — 0.0
1964 WS2 AL 61 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 — — — — 0.0
1965 WS2 AL 74 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1966 WS2 AL 63 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 .167 — — — — 0.0
1967 MIN AL 54 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1968 PIT NL 56 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 — — — — 0.0
1969 PIT NL 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1969 SFN NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1969 BOS AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1970 ATL NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 743 491 14 45 2 1 0 14 1 15 221 .092 — — — — -3,126

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home37324752207.089
Away37024492307.094

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3681067.010854043385313.41
Away3681011.010284623954604.11

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1970-06-13 ATLNYN — 1.0100010
1970-06-06 ATLWSN — 1.1211111
1970-05-17 ATLCIN — 1.0333002
1970-05-16 ATLCIN — 2.0211111
1970-05-11 ATLCHC SV 1.0100000
1969-09-28 BOSDET — 3.0511111
1969-09-21 BOSDET — 1.0000210
1969-09-11 BOSBAL — 2.0100200
1969-09-05 BOSTEX — 0.0100000
1969-08-29 BOSMIN — 1.0100010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 736 192 147 319 20 24

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1952 PIT P 27 0 3 8 0 2
1955 PIT 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1955 PIT P 36 19 20 30 2 2
1956 PIT P 44 39 17 42 4 3
1957 PIT P 40 31 18 27 1 2
1958 PIT P 32 32 20 40 3 4
1959 PIT P 33 29 15 27 2 1
1960 SLN P 34 17 8 23 0 1
1961 LAA P 26 12 8 21 3 1
1961 DET P 10 8 2 7 0 1
1962 DET P 36 4 13 11 2 2
1963 WS2 P 62 1 3 14 1 2
1964 WS2 P 61 0 2 13 1 1
1965 WS2 P 74 0 3 13 0 1
1966 WS2 P 63 0 6 7 1 0
1967 MIN P 54 0 2 11 0 0
1968 PIT P 56 0 4 15 0 0
1969 PIT P 20 0 1 5 0 0
1969 SFN P 7 0 1 1 0 0
1969 BOS P 16 0 1 4 0 1
1970 ATL P 5 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 736
Third Base 1

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1965 Most Valuable Player AL 29th 2.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Ron Kline (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Rick Honeycutt
    109-143, 3.72 ERA
  2. 91
    Dick Drago
    108-117, 3.62 ERA
  3. 84
    Firpo Marberry
    148-88, 3.63 ERA
  4. 84
    Billy Hoeft
    97-101, 3.94 ERA
  5. 84
    Dick Tidrow
    100-94, 3.68 ERA
  6. 83
    Gerry Staley
    134-111, 3.70 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Ron Kline

What years did Ron Kline play?
Ron Kline played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1970.
Was Ron Kline a pitcher?
Yes. Ron Kline pitched in the major leagues, recording 114 wins and 989 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ron Kline hit?
Ron Kline hit 0 career home runs with 45 hits.