Steve Avery vs. Claude Crocker — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Claude Crocker
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Claude Crocker 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 6.75 and 2.625 for Claude Crocker. 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 Claude Crocker

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
13.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
47.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Claude Crocker

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4664
27
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554.2
9
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Claude Crocker

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA