Steve Avery vs. Jon Lester — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery and Jon Lester are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 101 for Steve Avery and 102 for Jon Lester, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 99 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Steve Avery gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Jon Lester

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
3.66
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Jon Lester

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.42
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Jon Lester

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
649.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
423
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
366
519.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
42
59.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
28
39.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.86
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
12.43
17.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
64
90.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
63
89.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
27
38.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.76
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
162
229.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
2.61
2.61
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
34
48.23
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100