Steve Avery vs. Mel Deutsch — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mel Deutsch
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Mel Deutsch 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 5.68 and 1.579 for Mel Deutsch. 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 Mel Deutsch

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.68
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
39.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
35.53
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Mel Deutsch

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4664
27
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554.2
9
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Mel Deutsch

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA