Steve Avery vs. Harry Ely — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Ely
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Ely 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 7.71 and 3.000 for Harry Ely. 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 Harry Ely

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
56.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Harry Ely

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Harry Ely

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA