Steve Avery vs. Matt Barnes — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Barnes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Barnes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 101), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 99). Steve Avery held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 95). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Barnes.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Matt Barnes

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
4.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.68
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1771
34.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Matt Barnes

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Matt Barnes

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA