Scott Arnold vs. Steve Avery — Career Comparison

Scott Arnold
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Avery posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 5.4 and 2.100 for Scott Arnold. By the career numbers, Steve Avery had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Arnold and Steve Avery

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
43.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Scott Arnold and Steve Avery

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Arnold and Steve Avery

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
600
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50