Steve Avery vs. Al Downing — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Steve Avery comes out ahead of Al Downing in this starter comparison. Steve Avery led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 91), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 99). Al Downing held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 101). The edge goes to Steve Avery.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Al Downing

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.48
53.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.27
78.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Al Downing

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
1.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.07
96.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.086
1.086
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.27
78.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Al Downing

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
531.77
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
67.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
54.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
17
12.61
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
18.95
14.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
85.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
94.93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
26.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
37.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
63.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
293
217.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
39.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA