Steve Avery vs. Dick Burns — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Burns
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Outlaw RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Burns as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Burns posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.201 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Dick Burns had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Dick Burns

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.38
91.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.92
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1381
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.85
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
5.94
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
37.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Dick Burns

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3213
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1071
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.62
83.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Dick Burns

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
130
140.79
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
589.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
157.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
109.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.65
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.22
61.97
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
228.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
167.87
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
105.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.48
69.83
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.83
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
32.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
18.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA