Steve Avery vs. Ryan Dempster — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ryan Dempster
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Steve Avery a clear advantage over Ryan Dempster across the core pitching metrics. Steve Avery led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 83), and home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 90). Ryan Dempster held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 100). Steve Avery was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Ryan Dempster

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
2.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
1.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.81
49.81
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.62
60.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
4.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7161
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2387
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2347
8.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1071
4.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
7.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10412
39.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1250
4.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9086
34.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Ryan Dempster

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
2.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
1.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7161
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2387
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
1.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530
2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.62
60.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Ryan Dempster

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
512.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
686
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
514.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
58
50.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
47
41.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
8.19
7.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
71
62.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
71
62.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
23
20.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
17
14.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
40
34.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
-13.51
-11.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.37
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
221
193.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
74.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA