Steve Avery vs. Ralph Birkofer — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ralph Birkofer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Steve Avery and Ralph Birkofer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Steve Avery carried a career ERA of 4.19 against Ralph Birkofer's 4.19. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Steve Avery and Ralph Birkofer — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Ralph Birkofer

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.54
52.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
4.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
10.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
3.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2420
40.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
5.23
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
36.86
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Ralph Birkofer

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4664
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554.2
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.92
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Ralph Birkofer

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
377.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
583.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
140.85
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
118.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.12
39.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
166.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.68
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.99
45.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
109.86
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA