Steve Avery vs. Tom Lee — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Lee
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Lee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Tom Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Tom Lee

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
9.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.37
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
5.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.831
0.831
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
40.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
7.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.05
7.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
37.81
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Tom Lee

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.69
84.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.677
2.677
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Tom Lee

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
145.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
572.97
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
140.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
129.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.72
41.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
151.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
167.57
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
59.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
12
64.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.53
51.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA