Steve Avery vs. Bert Blyleven — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bert Blyleven
Baby BoomersNetherlandsThrows RightBats RightEuropeMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery and Bert Blyleven 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 97 for Bert Blyleven, 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 Bert Blyleven

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
685
1.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
0.52
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.45
53.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1830
3.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14910
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4970
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4632
8.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.78
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
2.39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3701
6.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
37.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2029
3.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
0.61
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.198
1.198
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18717
33.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Bert Blyleven

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
685
1.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14908
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4969.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
1.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979
1.77
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
949
1.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.94
96.94
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Bert Blyleven

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
815.95
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
526.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
59
68.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
52
60.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
8.62
10.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
66
77.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
66
77.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
19
22.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
25
29.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
44
51.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.09
-3.61
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.84
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
193
225.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
65.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA