Steve Avery vs. Denny Bautista — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Denny Bautista
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny Bautista as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Avery led in run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 76), walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 78), and strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 81). Denny Bautista held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 101). Role difference aside, Steve Avery holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Denny Bautista

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
5.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.85
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
223.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
9.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
5.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
41.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
6.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.52
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
34.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Denny Bautista

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
5.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.85
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
223.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Denny Bautista

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
9825
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Denny Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Denny Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA