Steve Avery vs. Dick Baney — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Baney
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Baney 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 4.28 and 1.461 for Dick Baney. 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 Dick Baney

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
9.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.99
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
0.753
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
38.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
35.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Dick Baney

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Dick Baney

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1260
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
10.6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
4.9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA