Ron Kline
Career 114–144 · 3.75 ERA · 989 SO · 2078.0 IP · 743 G · 45 H · 14 RBI · .092 AVG
Seasons leading his league
1
0 best in baseball
1 league only
3
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1965
Best season
Spanning 1965–1965, peaking at 1 titles in 1965.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 1,195th League titles 1
- 2,377th Top-5 finishes 3
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 153rd Saves 108
- 411th Innings Pitched 2078.0
- 491st Wins 114
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saves | 1 | 1st | — | 1965 AL 29 1966 #2 |
Pitching
17 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | PIT | NL | 0 | 7 | 5.49 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 78.2 | 74 | 48 | 3 | 66 | 27 | 1.78 |
| 1955 | PIT | NL | 6 | 13 | 4.15 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 136.2 | 161 | 63 | 13 | 53 | 48 | 1.57 |
| 1956 | PIT | NL | 14 | 18 | 3.38 | 44 | 39 | 2 | 264.0 | 263 | 99 | 26 | 81 | 125 | 1.30 |
| 1957 | PIT | NL | 9 | 16 | 4.04 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 205.0 | 214 | 92 | 28 | 61 | 88 | 1.34 |
| 1958 | PIT | NL | 13 | 16 | 3.53 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 237.1 | 220 | 93 | 25 | 92 | 109 | 1.32 |
| 1959 | PIT | NL | 11 | 13 | 4.26 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 186.0 | 186 | 88 | 23 | 70 | 91 | 1.38 |
| 1960 | SLN | NL | 4 | 9 | 6.04 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 117.2 | 133 | 79 | 21 | 43 | 54 | 1.50 |
| 1961 | LAA +1 | AL | 8 | 9 | 4.14 | 36 | 20 | 1 | 161.0 | 172 | 74 | 19 | 61 | 97 | 1.45 |
| 1962 | DET | AL | 3 | 6 | 4.31 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 77.1 | 88 | 37 | 9 | 28 | 47 | 1.50 |
| 1963 | WS2 | AL | 3 | 8 | 2.79 | 62 | 1 | 17 | 93.2 | 85 | 29 | 3 | 30 | 49 | 1.23 |
| 1964 | WS2 | AL | 10 | 7 | 2.32 | 61 | 0 | 14 | 81.1 | 81 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 1.25 |
| 1965 | WS2 | AL | 7 | 6 | 2.63 | 74 | 0 | 29 | 99.1 | 106 | 29 | 7 | 32 | 52 | 1.39 |
| 1966 | WS2 | AL | 6 | 4 | 2.39 | 63 | 0 | 23 | 90.1 | 79 | 24 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 1.06 |
| 1967 | MIN | AL | 7 | 1 | 3.77 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 71.2 | 71 | 30 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 1.20 |
| 1968 | PIT | NL | 12 | 5 | 1.68 | 56 | 0 | 7 | 112.2 | 94 | 21 | 3 | 31 | 48 | 1.11 |
| 1969 | PIT +2 | NL | 1 | 6 | 5.19 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 59.0 | 77 | 34 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 1.78 |
| 1970 | ATL | NL | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6.1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.74 |
| Career | — | — | 114 | 144 | 3.75 | 736 | 203 | 108 | 2078.0 | 2,113 | 866 | 218 | 731 | 989 | 1.37 |
Batting
17 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | PIT | NL | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1955 | PIT | NL | 37 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .132 | .154 | .132 | .285 |
| 1956 | PIT | NL | 44 | 79 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 1 | .127 | .167 | .127 | .293 |
| 1957 | PIT | NL | 40 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .061 | .075 | .061 | .135 |
| 1958 | PIT | NL | 33 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 0 | .027 | .089 | .041 | .129 |
| 1959 | PIT | NL | 38 | 59 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .136 | .150 | .136 | .286 |
| 1960 | SLN | NL | 34 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| 1961 | LAA +1 | AL | 36 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | .122 | .157 | .143 | .300 |
| 1962 | DET | AL | 36 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| 1963 | WS2 | AL | 62 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .273 | .364 |
| 1964 | WS2 | AL | 61 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 |
| 1965 | WS2 | AL | 74 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1966 | WS2 | AL | 63 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 |
| 1967 | MIN | AL | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1968 | PIT | NL | 56 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .000 | .059 | .000 | .059 |
| 1969 | PIT +2 | NL | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1970 | ATL | NL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 743 | 491 | 14 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 221 | 1 | .092 | .122 | .100 | .222 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 736 | 147 | 319 | 20 | 24 | .959 |
| 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |