Steve Avery vs. Buttons Briggs — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Buttons Briggs posted a stronger line than Steve Avery. Buttons Briggs posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.41 vs 4.19) and home runs allowed (0.17 per nine innings vs 0.86). By the career numbers, Buttons Briggs had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Buttons Briggs

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.49
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.35
48.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
3.41
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
9.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
3.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
3.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
38.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
5.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3285
34.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Buttons Briggs

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2568
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.906
1.906
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.17
47.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Buttons Briggs

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
350
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
555.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
48
82.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
12.62
21.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
59
101.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
114.86
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
29.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
35
60
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
15.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
113.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100