Steve Avery vs. Tom Baker — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Baker
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Baker 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 4.73 and 1.659 for Tom Baker. By the career numbers, Steve Avery had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Tom Baker

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.24
13.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
10.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.79
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
41.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.87
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
36.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Tom Baker

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4664
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554.2
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Tom Baker

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
688.52
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
570.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
177.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
70.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
216.39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.11
79.78
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA