Steve Avery vs. Xavier Hernandez — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Avery led in home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 90). Xavier Hernandez held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Avery.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Xavier Hernandez

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Xavier Hernandez

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Xavier Hernandez

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA