Player Report for #81 Steve Kline

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Friday, July 1st, 1988

Rec	1-1
ERA	6.26
IP	27.1
BB	3
K	5

Name:	Steve Kline	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$840,000
Birthday:	10-06-1947	Signed Through:	1988 Season
Age:	40	Years of Major League Service:	11 Years, 125 Days
Born in:	Concord (Massachusetts)	Major League Service Days this Year:	31 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 3"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	11 Years, 159 Days
Weight:	224 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	18 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Normal	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

Chicago (N)

Cubs

MLB

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	1	4	9	87-89 Mph
Versus LHP	1	3	9
Versus RHP	1	4	9
Talent	2	5	9

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider
Endurance:	6
Groundball Pct.:	47
Holding Runners:	9

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	1	Pitcher 7
Stealing Ability:	3
Baserunning Instincts:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	6
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
04-27-1988	CIN	Loss, 4-7	X	5.2	10	5	5	1	0	Loss
04-21-1988	NYM	Win, 7-6	X	5.0	10	6	6	0	0
04-15-1988	@ SD	Win, 5-4	X	7.0	6	3	3	0	2	Win
04-10-1988	HOU	Win, 6-4	X	2.2	6	4	4	1	0
04-05-1988	PIT	Loss, 1-4	X	7.0	8	1	1	1	3
03-26-1988	MTL	Loss, 4-12	X	2.0	8	7	6	0	0	Loss
03-21-1988	LAN	Loss, 4-8	X	4.0	4	2	2	0	1
03-16-1988	SD	Win, 6-1	X	4.0	1	0	0	0	1	Win
03-10-1988	NYM	Win, 3-0	X	4.0	2	0	0	0	1	Win
03-05-1988	PIT	Loss, 2-4	X	4.0	4	0	0	1	0

Major League Baseball 1988 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	5	5	1	1	0	6.26	27.1	40	19	19	2	3	5	0	0.0	0	2	40.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	14.16	13.17	1.65	0.99	5.56	1.57	-4.2	.365
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	58	22	7	0	1	13	3	3	2	2	0	.379	.397	.552	.949
vs. RHB	53	18	3	1	1	6	0	2	0	0	0	.340	.340	.491	.830

Major League Baseball 1988 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	5	5	1	1	0	6.26	27.1	40	19	19	2	3	5
Spring Training	5	5	2	1	0	4.00	18.0	19	9	8	1	1	3
Last Year	52	9	7	7	2	3.38	112.0	107	56	42	10	17	37
2 Years Ago	41	19	14	5	3	3.37	165.2	160	68	62	7	21	47
Career	419	299	126	85	7	3.59	1929.2	1963	855	769	195	221	759
Home	4	4	0	1	0	7.08	20.1	34	16	16	0	3	3
Road	1	1	1	0	0	3.86	7.0	6	3	3	2	0	2
Grass	5	5	1	1	0	6.26	27.1	40	19	19	2	3	5
Day	2	2	1	1	0	5.68	12.2	16	8	8	2	1	2
Night	3	3	0	0	0	6.75	14.2	24	11	11	0	2	3

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1975 Chicago (N) - MLB	27	28	28	16	7	0	3.48	206.2	200	84	80	12	18	126	7	1	1.05	.000	0.0
1976 Chicago (N) - MLB	28	4	4	3	1	0	2.67	33.2	36	14	10	5	4	11	2	1	1.19	.000	0.0
1977 Chicago (N) - MLB	29	34	34	14	13	0	3.97	251.2	281	122	111	30	29	146	10	4	1.23	.000	0.0
1978 Chicago (N) - MLB	30	34	34	14	10	0	3.52	209.2	219	86	82	19	19	64	2	2	1.14	.274	32.2
1979 Chicago (N) - MLB	31	33	27	8	10	0	3.06	173.1	168	65	59	13	23	71	0	0	1.10	.275	34.1
1980 Chicago (N) - MLB	32	35	29	10	5	0	2.73	181.0	180	69	55	18	21	63	1	0	1.11	.263	46.9
1981 Chicago (N) - MLB	33	34	34	11	8	0	4.02	177.0	179	85	79	28	16	61	2	1	1.10	.255	21.0
1982 Chicago (N) - MLB	34	32	32	11	3	0	3.18	133.0	121	52	47	11	18	51	0	0	1.05	.247	27.0
1983 Chicago (N) - MLB	35	31	31	7	9	0	5.01	127.2	141	79	71	21	10	43	1	0	1.18	.268	-4.0
1984 Chicago (N) - MLB	36	13	13	4	5	0	4.14	54.1	59	26	25	8	6	12	0	0	1.20	.263	4.2
1985 Los Angeles (N) - MLB	37	34	0	6	1	2	3.22	64.1	65	26	23	7	15	18	0	0	1.24	.265	13.1
1985 St. Louis - MLB	37	9	0	0	0	0	2.92	12.1	7	4	4	4	1	4	0	0	0.65	.088	1.9
1985 Total - MLB	37	43	0	6	1	2	3.17	76.2	72	30	27	11	16	22	0	0	1.15	.241	15.0
1986 Chicago (N) - MLB	38	41	19	14	5	3	3.37	165.2	160	68	62	7	21	47	0	0	1.09	.264	31.7
1987 Chicago (N) - MLB	39	52	9	7	7	2	3.38	112.0	107	56	42	10	17	37	0	0	1.11	.255	21.0
1988 Chicago (N) - MLB	40	5	5	1	1	0	6.26	27.1	40	19	19	2	3	5	0	0	1.57	.365	-4.2
Total MLB		419	299	126	85	7	3.59	1929.2	1963	855	769	195	221	759	25	9	1.13	.386	225.0

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1984 Hialeah - AAA	36	18	4	3	1	1	2.42	70.2	63	22	19	2	11	31	0	0	1.05	.258	20.8
Total MLBAAA		18	4	3	1	1	2.42	70.2	63	22	19	2	11	31	0	0	1.05	.258	20.8

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1978 Chicago (N) - MLB	30	6	6	3	2	0	2.67	30.1	29	9	9	4	4	13	0	0	1.09	.255	0.0
1979 Chicago (N) - MLB	31	4	4	1	3	0	5.94	16.2	19	12	11	4	1	3	0	0	1.20	.242	0.0
1980 Chicago (N) - MLB	32	5	4	2	1	0	3.52	23.0	19	9	9	3	3	10	0	0	0.96	.222	0.0
1981 Chicago (N) - MLB	33	1	1	0	1	0	81.08	0.1	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	15.02	.800	0.0
1982 Chicago (N) - MLB	34	5	4	1	1	0	4.95	20.0	25	11	11	5	3	6	0	0	1.40	.294	0.0
1983 Chicago (N) - MLB	35	2	2	0	1	0	6.75	9.1	12	7	7	2	0	2	0	0	1.29	.294	0.0
Total MLB		23	21	7	9	0	4.52	99.2	108	51	50	18	12	34	0	0	1.20	.265	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1978 Chicago (N) - ML	P	34	34	9	37	2	47	1	.979	209.2	1.97
1979 Chicago (N) - ML	P	33	27	10	27	1	39	2	.949	173.1	1.92
1980 Chicago (N) - ML	P	35	29	20	27	2	49	2	.959	181.0	2.34
1981 Chicago (N) - ML	P	34	34	10	30	1	42	2	.952	177.0	2.03
1982 Chicago (N) - ML	P	32	32	9	15	0	25	1	.960	133.0	1.62
1983 Chicago (N) - ML	P	31	31	10	19	1	29	0	1.000	127.2	2.04
1984 Chicago (N) - ML	P	13	13	1	10	0	11	0	1.000	54.1	1.82
1985 Los Angeles (N) - ML	P	34	0	6	14	0	20	0	1.000	64.1	2.80
1985 St. Louis - ML	P	9	0	1	2	0	3	0	1.000	12.1	2.19
1986 Chicago (N) - ML	P	41	19	3	29	0	34	2	.941	165.2	1.74
1987 Chicago (N) - ML	P	52	9	8	20	1	29	1	.966	112.0	2.25
1988 Chicago (N) - ML	P	5	5	0	6	0	6	0	1.000	27.1	1.98

Player History
04-15-1970	Injured on 4/15/1970 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week.
05-18-1970	Drafted in 2nd round, 44th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1970.
05-20-1971	Injured on 5/20/1971 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week.
05-17-1973	Injured on 5/17/1973 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks.
07-21-1973	Injured on 7/21/1973 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week.
04-20-1974	Injured on 4/20/1974 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks.
08-21-1974	Injured on 8/21/1974 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks.
04-07-1975	Earned first career win on 4/7/1975.
04-07-1975	Had first career hit (double) on 4/7/1975, off Jim Hughes (STL).
06-01-1975	Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1975, going 5-0, 1.29.
09-09-1975	Injured on 9/9/1975 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 7 weeks.
08-02-1976	Injured on 8/2/1976 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks.
12-01-1976	Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1976.
05-09-1977	Won Player of the Week award on 5/9/1977, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA.
04-12-1978	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Diego Padres with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07-21-1978	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the San Diego Padres with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10-29-1978	Won the 1978 Major League Baseball World Series with the Chicago (N) Cubs!
11-19-1978	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,214,900 through arbitration.
01-01-1979	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (2); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 10 (10).
11-20-1979	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,785,600 through arbitration.
01-01-1980	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (3); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (9).
10-29-1980	Won the 1980 Major League Baseball World Series with the Chicago (N) Cubs!
11-19-1980	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,927,500 through arbitration.
01-01-1981	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8).
05-19-1981	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $14,100,000 with the Chicago (N) Cubs organization.
05-26-1981	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York (N) Mets with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1982	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (1); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (8).
01-01-1983	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (9).
04-02-1985	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $550,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
06-26-1985	Got claimed off waivers by Los Angeles (N) while with St. Louis.
11-18-1985	Became a free agent.
01-01-1986	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (2); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 9 (9).
08-19-1986	Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $580,000 with the Chicago (N) Cubs organization.
01-01-1987	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (2); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 9 (9).
09-02-1987	Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $840,000 with the Chicago (N) Cubs organization.
01-01-1988	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (2); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 9 (9).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	Winning %	Rank
1980	.667	9
1986	.737	5

Year	HRA	Rank
1981	28	4

Year	ERA	Rank
1979	3.06	8
1980	2.73	6

Year	BABIP	Rank
1978	.274	6
1979	.275	6
1980	.263	2
1981	.255	3
1986	.264	8

Year	WHIP	Rank
1978	1.14	10
1979	1.10	6
1980	1.11	7
1981	1.10	6
1986	1.09	5

Year	K/BB	Rank
1981	3.81	8

Year	RA/9	Rank
1978	10.30	9
1979	10.18	6
1980	10.24	5
1981	10.02	5
1986	10.05	6

Year	HR/9	Rank
1986	0.38	6

Year	BB/9	Rank
1978	0.82	2
1979	1.19	6
1980	1.04	3
1981	0.81	1
1986	1.14	3

Year	VORP	Rank
1980	46.9	8

Year	QS	Rank
1978	23	6

Year	QSP	Rank
1986	.789	2

Year	CG	Rank
1978	2	3
1981	2	2

Year	CGP	Rank
1978	.059	5
1981	.059	6

Year	SHO	Rank
1978	2	1
1980	0	9
1981	1	3
1984	0	10