Steve Avery vs. Dick Lanahan — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Lanahan
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Lanahan 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 5.15 and 1.658 for Dick Lanahan. 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 Dick Lanahan

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.21
23.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
5.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
10.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
41.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
5.98
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.658
1.658
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
36.89
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.68
41.68

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Dick Lanahan

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4664
27
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554.2
9
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Dick Lanahan

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
730.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
547.83
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
7.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-6.58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA