Steve Avery vs. George Derby — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
George Derby
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and George Derby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Derby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, George Derby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and George Derby

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.52
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2893
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
964.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064
9.93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
3.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4224
39.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
5.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4042
37.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and George Derby

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3060
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.52
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.65
92.65
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.118
2.118
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and George Derby

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
115
151.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
455
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
585.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
114.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
104.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
20.28
26.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
97
127.91
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
129.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
52.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
23
30.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
83.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.81
27.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
11
14.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
77.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.71
7.71
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA