Steve Avery vs. Norm Branch — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Norm Branch
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm Branch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm Branch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.548 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Norm Branch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Norm Branch

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.89
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
39.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
33.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Norm Branch

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4664
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554.2
9
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Norm Branch

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
1585.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.94
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA