Steve Avery vs. Tim Burke — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Burke
Baby BoomersNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Burke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Burke led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 97), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 101), and home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 101). Steve Avery held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 88). Role difference aside, Tim Burke holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Tim Burke

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
6.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2098
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
699.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
8.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
2.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.91
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
5.71
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2906
37.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.37
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.41
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.55
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2599
33.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Tim Burke

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
6.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.84
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Tim Burke

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
5858.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
44
517.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.51
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.93
-22.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
282.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Tim Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tim Burke
Career
Per 600 PA