Ron Kline was born on Wednesday, March 9, 1932, in Callery, Pennsylvania. Kline was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1952, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ron Kline baseball stats page.
"He had major league talent, but was always a small-town guy at heart. He was a great guy who worked hard and played hard. He was a great competitor on the mound and liked to have fun off it." - Former Pirates Teammate Steve Blass
Ron KlineRon Kline Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1952 | 20 | Pirates | 27 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 5.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.2 | 368 | 74 | 48 | 55 | 3 | 66 | - | 27 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - |
1955 | 23 | Pirates | 36 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 4.15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 136.2 | 611 | 161 | 63 | 78 | 13 | 53 | 5 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
1956 | 24 | Pirates | 44 | 39 | 2 | 14 | 18 | .438 | 3.38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 264.0 | 1,102 | 263 | 99 | 110 | 26 | 81 | 8 | 125 | 10 | 5 | 0 | - |
1957 | 25 | Pirates | 40 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 4.04 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 205.0 | 871 | 214 | 92 | 107 | 28 | 61 | 6 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1958 | 26 | Pirates | 32 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 3.53 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 237.1 | 986 | 220 | 93 | 96 | 25 | 92 | 14 | 109 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1959 | 27 | Pirates | 33 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 4.26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 186.0 | 796 | 186 | 88 | 95 | 23 | 70 | 9 | 91 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - |
1960 | 28 | Cardinals | 34 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.04 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 117.2 | 523 | 133 | 79 | 86 | 21 | 43 | 5 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
1961 | 29 | Angels | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 104.2 | 464 | 119 | 57 | 62 | 16 | 44 | 5 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
1961 | 29 | Tigers | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.72 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 56.1 | 237 | 53 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1962 | 30 | Tigers | 36 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77.1 | 343 | 88 | 37 | 40 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
1963 | 31 | Senators | 62 | 1 | 46 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 93.2 | 383 | 85 | 29 | 36 | 3 | 30 | 7 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - |
1964 | 32 | Senators | 61 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.32 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 81.1 | 344 | 81 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - |
1965 | 33 | Senators | 74 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 99.1 | 434 | 106 | 29 | 36 | 7 | 32 | 14 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
1966 | 34 | Senators | 63 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.39 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 90.1 | 355 | 79 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1967 | 35 | Twins | 54 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 3.77 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 71.2 | 294 | 71 | 30 | 33 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1968 | 36 | Pirates | 56 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 1.68 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 112.2 | 449 | 94 | 21 | 26 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1969 | 37 | Pirates | 20 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.81 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31.0 | 134 | 37 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1969 | 37 | Giants | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1969 | 37 | Red Sox | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.0 | 92 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1970 | 38 | Braves | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7.11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.1 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
17 Years | 736 | 203 | 338 | 114 | 144 | .442 | 3.75 | 44 | 8 | 108 | 2,078.0 | 8,868 | 2,113 | 866 | 991 | 218 | 731 | 118 | 989 | 59 | 33 | 7 | - |
Ron KlineRon Kline Hitting Stats |
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Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1952 | 20 | Pirates | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1955 | 23 | Pirates | 37 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .132 | .154 | .132 |
1956 | 24 | Pirates | 44 | 79 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .127 | .167 | .127 |
1957 | 25 | Pirates | 40 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .061 | .075 | .061 |
1958 | 26 | Pirates | 33 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .027 | .089 | .041 |
1959 | 27 | Pirates | 38 | 59 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .136 | .150 | .136 |
1960 | 28 | Cardinals | 34 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
1961 | 29 | Angels | 26 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .097 | .125 | .097 |
1961 | 29 | Tigers | 10 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .211 | .222 |
1962 | 30 | Tigers | 36 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
1963 | 31 | Senators | 62 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .273 |
1964 | 32 | Senators | 61 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
1965 | 33 | Senators | 74 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1966 | 34 | Senators | 63 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
1967 | 35 | Twins | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1968 | 36 | Pirates | 56 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .059 | .000 |
1969 | 37 | Pirates | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1969 | 37 | Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1969 | 37 | Red Sox | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1970 | 38 | Braves | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 743 | 491 | 14 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 221 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .092 | .122 | .100 |
Ron KlineRon Kline Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1952 Pirates | P | 27 | 11 | 236 | 11 | 0.4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.26 |
1955 Pirates | P | 36 | 19 | 410 | 52 | 1.4 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 3.29 |
1956 Pirates | P | 44 | 39 | 792 | 63 | 1.4 | 59 | 17 | 42 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .937 | 2.01 |
1957 Pirates | P | 40 | 31 | 615 | 46 | 1.2 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.98 |
1958 Pirates | P | 32 | 32 | 712 | 63 | 2.0 | 60 | 20 | 40 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.28 |
1959 Pirates | P | 33 | 29 | 558 | 44 | 1.3 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.03 |
1960 Cardinals | P | 34 | 17 | 353 | 31 | 0.9 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.37 |
1961 Angels | P | 26 | 12 | 314 | 32 | 1.2 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .906 | 2.49 |
1961 Tigers | P | 10 | 8 | 169 | 9 | 0.9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.44 |
1962 Tigers | P | 36 | 4 | 232 | 26 | 0.7 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 2.79 |
1963 Senators | P | 62 | 1 | 281 | 18 | 0.3 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 1.63 |
1964 Senators | P | 61 | 0 | 244 | 16 | 0.3 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 1.66 |
1965 Senators | P | 74 | 0 | 298 | 16 | 0.2 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.45 |
1966 Senators | P | 63 | 0 | 271 | 14 | 0.2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 1.30 |
1967 Twins | P | 54 | 0 | 215 | 13 | 0.2 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.63 |
1968 Pirates | P | 56 | 0 | 338 | 19 | 0.3 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.52 |
1969 Pirates | P | 20 | 0 | 93 | 6 | 0.3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.74 |
1969 Giants | P | 7 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.64 |
1969 Red Sox | P | 16 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.65 |
1970 Braves | P | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 736 | 203 | 6,234 | 486 | 0.7 | 466 | 147 | 319 | 20 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.02 | |
17 Years | 736 | 203 | 6,234 | 486 | 0.7 | 466 | 147 | 319 | 20 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.02 |
Ron KlineRon Kline Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1952 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.41 | 3.09 | 7.55 |
1955 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.91 | 3.16 | 3.49 |
1956 Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 26.3 | 1.54 | 4.26 | 2.76 |
1957 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1.44 | 3.86 | 2.68 |
1958 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 74.0 | 1.18 | 4.13 | 3.49 |
1959 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 9.8 | 1.30 | 4.40 | 3.39 |
1960 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 35.0 | 1.26 | 4.13 | 3.29 |
1961 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.59 | 6.02 | 3.78 |
1961 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 9.0 | 1.59 | 4.31 | 2.72 |
1962 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1.68 | 5.47 | 3.26 |
1963 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.63 | 4.71 | 2.88 |
1964 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.90 | 4.43 | 2.32 |
1965 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.63 | 4.71 | 2.90 |
1966 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 2.71 | 4.58 | 1.69 |
1967 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2.40 | 4.52 | 1.88 |
1968 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.55 | 3.83 | 2.48 |
1969 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 4.35 | 1.45 |
1969 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.17 | 5.73 | 4.91 |
1969 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.41 | 3.71 | 9.00 |
1970 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.50 | 4.26 | 2.84 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.2 | 35.1 | 1.35 | 4.28 | 3.17 |
Ron KlineRon Kline Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Los Angeles Angels | 41 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Detroit Tigers | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Detroit Tigers | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Washington Senators | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Washington Senators | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1965 Washington Senators | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1966 Washington Senators | 27 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
1967 Minnesota Twins | 27 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1968 Pittsburgh Pirates | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1969 Pittsburgh Pirates | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1969 San Francisco Giants | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1969 Boston Red Sox | 26 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
1970 Atlanta Braves | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
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