Steve Avery vs. Joe Beggs — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Beggs
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Beggs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Beggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Joe Beggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Joe Beggs

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.23
17.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
2.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
693.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
8.93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
2.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2895
37.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.65
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
3.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2702
35.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.56
37.56

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Joe Beggs

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4664
27
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554.2
9
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Joe Beggs

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
649.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
220
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
540
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
90
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
81.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
6.89
18.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
36
98.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
111.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
38.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
68.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5.64
15.37
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
130.91
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
4.58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
38.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA