Steve Avery vs. Willie Banks — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Willie Banks
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Steve Avery a clear advantage over Willie Banks across the core pitching metrics. Steve Avery led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 92), and home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 99). Willie Banks held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 100). Steve Avery was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Willie Banks

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
4.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1831
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
610.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
9.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
4.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
6.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2717
40.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.59
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
5.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.37
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2359
34.79
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Willie Banks

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1831
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
610.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Willie Banks

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
1380
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
68
510
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
90
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
22.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
105
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
20.75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
172.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.48
3.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.42
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0