Steve Avery vs. Clem Labine — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Clem Labine
Greatest GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Clem Labine as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clem Labine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.383 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Clem Labine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Clem Labine

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
4.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3239
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1043
8.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
3.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
4.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4577
38.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
2.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
4.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4170
34.76
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Clem Labine

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
5.6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2475
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
825
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.6
95.6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Clem Labine

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
1204.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
256
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
532.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
17
39.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
11
25.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
5.59
13.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
29
67.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
33
77.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
12
28.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
11
25.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
20
46.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.17
-14.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
283.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Clem Labine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
13
30.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Clem Labine
Career
Per 600 PA