Al Aber vs. Steve Avery — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Aber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Al Aber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Steve Avery

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Steve Avery

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Steve Avery

Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
861.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
12.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
112.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
11
56.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
7.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
210.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50