Steve Avery vs. Danny Boone — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Danny Boone
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Boone as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Boone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Danny Boone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Danny Boone

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
9.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.53
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.71
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
5.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
37.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.42
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
33.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Danny Boone

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.83
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.66
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.492
0.492
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Danny Boone

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
3327.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
61.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
70.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Danny Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Danny Boone
Career
Per 600 PA