Steve Avery vs. Mike Blyzka — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Blyzka
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Blyzka 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 5.58 and 1.661 for Mike Blyzka. 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 Mike Blyzka

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.49
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
5.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
180.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
9.61
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
41.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
6.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.661
1.661
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
35.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Mike Blyzka

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
7.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Mike Blyzka

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
1000
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
542.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
2.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.19
-31.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
214.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA