Steve Avery vs. Bill Lee — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Lee
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Lee posted a stronger line than Steve Avery. Bill Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.54 vs 4.19) and home runs allowed (0.43 per nine innings vs 0.86). By the career numbers, Bill Lee had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Bill Lee

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
1.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.49
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.84
51.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.57
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
3.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8592
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2864
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2953
9.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
2.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
3.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12187
38.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1304
4.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11270
35.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Bill Lee

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4664
27
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554.2
9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.786
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Bill Lee

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
255.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1098
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
980
535.52
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
90.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
78.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
8.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
12.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.02
21.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
108.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
114.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
32.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
38.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
68.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.76
16.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.95
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
96.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
40.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.93
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.55
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100