Ron Kline played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1970, appearing in 736 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 114 W and 144 L, an ERA of 3.75, 989 SO, a WHIP of 1.369, and a WAR of 20.3.
Ron Kline Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Ron Kline.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Ron Kline |
| Date of Birth | March 9, 1932 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| MLB Debut | 1952 |
📊 Career Summary
Ron Kline appeared in 736 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1952 to 1970. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 203 (MLB Rank: 744) |
| GF | 338 (MLB Rank: 99) |
| W | 114 (MLB Rank: 490) |
| L | 144 (MLB Rank: 191) |
| SV | 108 (MLB Rank: 149) |
| ERA | 3.75 (MLB Rank: 3,280) |
| IP | 2078 (MLB Rank: 409) |
| SHO | 8 (MLB Rank: 769) |
| CG | 44 (MLB Rank: 976) |
| SO | 989 (MLB Rank: 572) |
| BB | 731 (MLB Rank: 342) |
| H | 2,113 (MLB Rank: 385) |
| HR | 217 (MLB Rank: 210) |
| SO9 | 4.28 (MLB Rank: 6,695) |
| BB9 | 3.17 (MLB Rank: 7,845) |
| H9 | 9.15 (MLB Rank: 6,668) |
| HR9 | 0.94 (MLB Rank: 4,310) |
| WHIP | 1.369 (MLB Rank: 7,985) |
| WAR | 20.3 (MLB Rank: 575) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1970)
In his final season (1970), Ron Kline recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| GF | 4 |
| W | 0 |
| SV | 1 |
| ERA | 7.11 |
| IP | 6.1 |
| SO | 3 |
| BB | 2 |
| H | 9 |
| HR | 4 |
| SO9 | 4.26 |
| BB9 | 2.84 |
| H9 | 12.79 |
| HR9 | 5.68 |
| WHIP | 1.737 |
| WAR | −0.2 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1956, 14 W
- Most SO: 1956, 125 SO
- Most IP: 1956, 264 IP
- Best WAR: 1956, 4.9 WAR
- Best ERA: 1968, 1.68 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Ron Kline has no postseason appearances.
Ron Kline Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | 0 | 7 | 5.49 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 78.2 | -0.5 | 1.78 | 3 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 48 | 72 | 4.95 | 3.1 | 0.41 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 368 |
1955 | 6 | 13 | 4.15 | 0.316 | 2 | 48 | 136.2 | 1.6 | 1.566 | 13 | 161 | 53 | 78 | 63 | 99 | 4.17 | 3.2 | 0.91 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 611 |
1956 | 14 | 18 | 3.38 | 0.438 | 2 | 125 | 264 | 4.9 | 1.303 | 26 | 263 | 81 | 110 | 99 | 111 | 3.68 | 4.3 | 1.54 | 39 | 44 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0.9 | 9 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1102 |
1957 | 9 | 16 | 4.04 | 0.36 | 0 | 88 | 205 | 0.6 | 1.341 | 27 | 214 | 61 | 107 | 92 | 94 | 4.22 | 3.9 | 1.44 | 31 | 40 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1.2 | 9.4 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 871 |
1958 | 13 | 16 | 3.53 | 0.448 | 0 | 109 | 237.1 | 3.1 | 1.315 | 25 | 220 | 92 | 96 | 93 | 110 | 4.09 | 4.1 | 1.18 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 986 |
1959 | 11 | 13 | 4.26 | 0.458 | 0 | 91 | 186 | 1.2 | 1.376 | 23 | 186 | 70 | 95 | 88 | 90 | 4.33 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 29 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.1 | 9 | 3.4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 796 |
1960 | 4 | 9 | 6.04 | 0.308 | 1 | 54 | 117.2 | -1.4 | 1.496 | 21 | 133 | 43 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 5.03 | 4.1 | 1.26 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 523 |
1961 | 8 | 9 | 4.14 | 0.471 | 1 | 97 | 161 | 1.2 | 1.447 | 19 | 172 | 61 | 87 | 74 | 105 | 4.06 | 5.4 | 1.59 | 20 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.6 | 3.4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 701 |
1962 | 3 | 6 | 4.31 | 0.333 | 2 | 47 | 77.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 9 | 88 | 28 | 40 | 37 | 95 | 4.08 | 5.5 | 1.68 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.2 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 343 |
1963 | 3 | 8 | 2.79 | 0.273 | 17 | 49 | 93.2 | 2.1 | 1.228 | 3 | 85 | 30 | 36 | 29 | 135 | 2.91 | 4.7 | 1.63 | 1 | 62 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 2.9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 383 |
1964 | 10 | 7 | 2.32 | 0.588 | 14 | 40 | 81.1 | 1.8 | 1.254 | 4 | 81 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 161 | 3.11 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0 | 61 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 344 |
1965 | 7 | 6 | 2.63 | 0.538 | 29 | 52 | 99.1 | 2.1 | 1.389 | 7 | 106 | 32 | 36 | 29 | 132 | 3.41 | 4.7 | 1.63 | 0 | 74 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 434 |
1966 | 6 | 4 | 2.39 | 0.6 | 23 | 46 | 90.1 | 1.6 | 1.063 | 12 | 79 | 17 | 32 | 24 | 146 | 3.83 | 4.6 | 2.71 | 0 | 63 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 355 |
1967 | 7 | 1 | 3.77 | 0.875 | 5 | 36 | 71.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 10 | 71 | 15 | 33 | 30 | 93 | 4.02 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 0 | 54 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 294 |
1968 | 12 | 5 | 1.68 | 0.706 | 7 | 48 | 112.2 | 2.2 | 1.109 | 3 | 94 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 173 | 2.76 | 3.8 | 1.55 | 0 | 56 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 449 |
1969 | 1 | 6 | 5.19 | 0.143 | 4 | 29 | 59 | -1.1 | 1.78 | 8 | 77 | 28 | 40 | 34 | 71 | 4.76 | 4.4 | 1.04 | 0 | 43 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.7 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 278 |
1970 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.1 | -0.2 | 1.737 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 10.85 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 12.8 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |