Steve Avery vs. Dennis Bennett — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dennis Bennett
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Avery and Dennis Bennett are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 101 for Steve Avery and 101 for Dennis Bennett, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 99 and 98 respectively. If forced to pick, Steve Avery gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Dennis Bennett

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.49
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.78
47.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.78
69.78
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
3.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2589
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850
8.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
2.93
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
5.97
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3662
38.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
4.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3352
34.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Dennis Bennett

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2589
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.21
95.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.984
0.984
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.78
69.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Dennis Bennett

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
182
352.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
310
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
536.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
46
89.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
75.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.81
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
13.58
26.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
61
118.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
125.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
18
34.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.68
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
9.86
19.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.87
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
241.94
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
2.48
2.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dennis Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
13
25.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dennis Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0