Steve Avery vs. Jim Brewer — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Brewer
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Brewer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Brewer led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 97), home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 101), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 101). Steve Avery held the edge in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 95). Role difference aside, Jim Brewer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Jim Brewer

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.49
51.49
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3122
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
7.77
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
7.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4299
37.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
3.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
3.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3863
33.41
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Jim Brewer

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3119
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039.2
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Jim Brewer

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
2225.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
531.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
21
79.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
72.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.1
19.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
121.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
34.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
41.77
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.82
14.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
197.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
26.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.42
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100