Steve Avery vs. Ernie Beam — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ernie Beam
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Ernie Beam 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 11.31 and 2.351 for Ernie Beam. 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 Ernie Beam

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
47.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.351
2.351
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
37.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Ernie Beam

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Ernie Beam

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
36.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
35.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.42
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100