Ron Kline
1952–1970 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
743G
.092AVG
.122OBP
.100SLG
More career statistics
45H
0HR
14RBI
1SB
114–144W–L
2,078.0IP
989K
3.75ERA
203GS
108SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 8,868 | 8,869 |
| Pitching · p k | 989 | 991 |
| Pitching · p w | 731 | 733 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 743 | 548 | 491 | 14 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 221 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 49 | .092 | .122 | .100 | .222 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,078.0 | 736 | 203 | 44 | 114 | 144 | 108 | 2,113 | 991 | 866 | 217 | 731 | 989 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 1.369 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1955-09-21 to 1956-04-19
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1958-08-31 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1958-05-09 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1958-09-22 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 373 | 271 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 108 | .089 | .100 | .097 |
| Away | 370 | 277 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 113 | .094 | .119 | .102 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 66 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | .098 | .089 | .098 |
| May | 150 | 132 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 53 | .083 | .136 | .092 |
| June | 142 | 104 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | .095 | .096 | .116 |
| July | 136 | 82 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 31 | .113 | .134 | .113 |
| August | 139 | 107 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 39 | .117 | .121 | .128 |
| September | 109 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 | .043 | .051 | .043 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 51 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | .102 | .107 | .102 |
| boston-red-sox | 48 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .143 | .118 | .214 |
| new-york-yankees | 47 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| baltimore-orioles | 47 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| chicago-cubs | 44 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .082 | .148 | .082 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 41 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | .118 | .123 | .137 |
| chicago-white-sox | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .111 | .100 | .111 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 40 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 | .083 | .127 | .083 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 27 | 19 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 78 | 28 |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 38 | 5 | – | – | – | .132 | 136 | 48 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 79 | 10 | – | 3 | 1 | .127 | 264 | 125 |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | 66 | 4 | – | – | – | .061 | 205 | 88 |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 74 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .027 | 237 | 109 |
| 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 59 | 8 | – | 6 | – | .136 | 186 | 91 |
| 1960 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 35 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .143 | 117 | 54 |
| 1961 | Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 36 | 49 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .122 | 161 | 97 |
| 1962 |  Detroit Tigers | 36 | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | .125 | 77 | 47 |
| 1963 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 62 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | .091 | 93 | 49 |
| 1964 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 61 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 81 | 41 |
| 1965 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 74 | 7 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 99 | 52 |
| 1966 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 63 | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .167 | 90 | 46 |
| 1967 |  Minnesota Twins | 54 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 71 | 36 |
| 1968 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 56 | 16 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 112 | 48 |
| 1969 | Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants | 43 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 59 | 29 |
| 1970 |  Atlanta Braves | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 3 |