Steve Avery vs. Jim Bruske — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Bruske
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bruske as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Avery led in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 83), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 96), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 95). Jim Bruske held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 101). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Avery.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Jim Bruske

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
6.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
4.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
9.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5.94
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
40.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.81
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
35.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Jim Bruske

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
6.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.181
0.181
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Jim Bruske

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
6360
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
12.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-13.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA