Steve Avery vs. Fred Beene — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred Beene
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Beene as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Beene led in run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 101), home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 101), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 109 vs 97). Steve Avery held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 91). Role difference aside, Fred Beene holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Fred Beene

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
8.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
4.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.927
0.927
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
38.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
33.91
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Fred Beene

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
288.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.94
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.72
98.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Fred Beene

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
7666.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.94
-62.84
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA