Steve Avery vs. Jim Bluejacket — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Steve Avery and Jim Bluejacket are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Bluejacket posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.46 vs 4.19) and home runs allowed (0.15 per nine innings vs 0.86). Steve Avery had the advantage in WHIP (1.367 vs 1.441). By the career numbers, Jim Bluejacket had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.