Ron Kline was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 736 career appearances, with a 3.75 ERA and 989 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | PIT | 0 | 7 | 5.49 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 78.2 | 74 | 48 | 66 | 27 | 1.78 |
| 1955 | PIT | 6 | 13 | 4.15 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 136.2 | 161 | 63 | 53 | 48 | 1.57 |
| 1956 | PIT | 14 | 18 | 3.38 | 44 | 39 | 2 | 264.0 | 263 | 99 | 81 | 125 | 1.30 |
| 1957 | PIT | 9 | 16 | 4.04 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 205.0 | 214 | 92 | 61 | 88 | 1.34 |
| 1958 | PIT | 13 | 16 | 3.53 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 237.1 | 220 | 93 | 92 | 109 | 1.31 |
| 1959 | PIT | 11 | 13 | 4.26 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 186.0 | 186 | 88 | 70 | 91 | 1.38 |
| 1960 | STL | 4 | 9 | 6.04 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 117.2 | 133 | 79 | 43 | 54 | 1.50 |
| 1961 | DET | 5 | 3 | 2.72 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 56.1 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 1.24 |
| 1961 | LAA | 3 | 6 | 4.90 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 104.2 | 119 | 57 | 44 | 70 | 1.56 |
| 1962 | DET | 3 | 6 | 4.31 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 77.1 | 88 | 37 | 28 | 47 | 1.50 |
| 1963 | WS2 | 3 | 8 | 2.79 | 62 | 1 | 17 | 93.2 | 85 | 29 | 30 | 49 | 1.23 |
| 1964 | WS2 | 10 | 7 | 2.32 | 61 | 0 | 14 | 81.1 | 81 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 1.25 |
| 1965 | WS2 | 7 | 6 | 2.63 | 74 | 0 | 29 | 99.1 | 106 | 29 | 32 | 52 | 1.39 |
| 1966 | WS2 | 6 | 4 | 2.39 | 63 | 0 | 23 | 90.1 | 79 | 24 | 17 | 46 | 1.06 |
| 1967 | MIN | 7 | 1 | 3.77 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 71.2 | 71 | 30 | 15 | 36 | 1.20 |
| 1968 | PIT | 12 | 5 | 1.68 | 56 | 0 | 7 | 112.2 | 94 | 21 | 31 | 48 | 1.11 |
| 1969 | BOS | 0 | 1 | 4.76 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17.0 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 2.41 |
| 1969 | PIT | 1 | 3 | 5.81 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 31.0 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1.35 |
| 1969 | SF | 0 | 2 | 4.09 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 1970 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6.1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1.74 |
| Career Totals | — | 114 | 144 | 3.75 | 736 | 203 | 108 | 2078.0 | 2113 | 866 | 731 | 989 | 1.37 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | PIT | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1955 | PIT | 37 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .132 | .154 | .132 | .285 |
| 1956 | PIT | 44 | 79 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 26 | .127 | .167 | .127 | .293 |
| 1957 | PIT | 40 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .061 | .075 | .061 | .135 |
| 1958 | PIT | 33 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 42 | .027 | .089 | .041 | .129 |
| 1959 | PIT | 38 | 59 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .136 | .150 | .136 | .286 |
| 1960 | STL | 34 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| 1961 | DET | 10 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .167 | .211 | .222 | .433 |
| 1961 | LAA | 26 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .097 | .125 | .097 | .222 |
| 1962 | DET | 36 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| 1963 | WS2 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .091 | .091 | .273 | .364 |
| 1964 | WS2 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 |
| 1965 | WS2 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1966 | WS2 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 |
| 1967 | MIN | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1968 | PIT | 56 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .059 | .000 | .059 |
| 1969 | BOS | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | PIT | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1969 | SF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | ATL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 743 | 491 | 14 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 221 | .092 | .122 | .100 | .222 |