Steve Avery vs. Jose Espada — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jose Espada
Gen ZP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Espada as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Espada posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 0.750 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Jose Espada had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Jose Espada

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.083
0.083
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
13.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Jose Espada

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jose Espada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Espada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Jose Espada

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