Steve Avery vs. Don Larsen — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Don Larsen
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Steve Avery a clear advantage over Don Larsen across the core pitching metrics. Steve Avery led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 77), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 92). Don Larsen held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 101). Steve Avery was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Don Larsen

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.09
47.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.5
41.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
3.78
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4644
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1442
8.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.76
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
4.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
4.94
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6708
39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.77
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
4.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5957
34.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Don Larsen

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
2.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4093
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1364.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.61
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
2.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.22
95.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Don Larsen

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
441.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
596
547.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
132.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
91.88
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.97
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.59
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.86
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
40.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.05
57.94
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
203.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
171.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
59.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
66.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
113.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.42
59.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.42
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0