Steve Avery vs. Babe Birrer — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Babe Birrer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Babe Birrer 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 4.36 and 1.446 for Babe Birrer. 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 Babe Birrer

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.78
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
38.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.81
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.387
1.387
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
36.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Babe Birrer

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Babe Birrer

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
1120
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.883
0.883
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
95.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
300
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
200
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
91.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
20
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA