Steve Avery vs. Lew Burdette — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lew Burdette
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Steve Avery a clear advantage over Lew Burdette across the core pitching metrics. Steve Avery led in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 60), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 86), and home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 86). Lew Burdette held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 97). Steve Avery was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Lew Burdette

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
1.84
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.42
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.5
58.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.58
59.58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.66
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9202
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3067.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3186
9.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
0.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
1.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
3.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12745
37.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
4.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12061
35.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Lew Burdette

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
2.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
1.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8251
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2750.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
2.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.93
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
2.84
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.98
96.98
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.07
56.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Lew Burdette

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
666
355.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1124
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
539.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
98.75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
75.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
14.41
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.41
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
22.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.93
30.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
136.65
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
122.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
53.91
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
87.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.49
26.95
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.41
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
144.66
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
4.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
33.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100