Steve Avery vs. Arnold Earley — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Arnold Earley
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Arnold Earley 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 4.48 and 1.584 for Arnold Earley. 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 Arnold Earley

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
9.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
4.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
40.95
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
5.66
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
36.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Arnold Earley

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.66
88.66
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Arnold Earley

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
2306.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
527.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
22.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
124.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
14.83
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
289.66
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.06
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA