Steve Avery vs. Al Cicotte — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Cicotte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Avery posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 4.36 and 1.562 for Al Cicotte. By the career numbers, Steve Avery had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Al Cicotte

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
9.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
5.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
39.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.92
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
35.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Al Cicotte

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Al Cicotte

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
854.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
583.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
24.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
21.98
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
147.95
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA