Steve Avery vs. Dave Leiper — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Leiper
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Leiper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Leiper led in home run suppression (HR9+ 200 vs 101), run prevention (ERA+ 139 vs 101), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 97). Steve Avery held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 85). Role difference aside, Dave Leiper holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Dave Leiper

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
8.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.98
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
9.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
3.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
39.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
4.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.41
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
34.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Dave Leiper

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
8.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Dave Leiper

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
39600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA