Steve Avery vs. Brad Lidge — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brad Lidge
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lidge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Lidge led in strikeout rate (K%+ 144 vs 100), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 101). Steve Avery held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brad Lidge.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Brad Lidge

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
7.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
4.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
11.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.92
11.92
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2589
38.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
5.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.83
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.41
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2225
33.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Brad Lidge

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.118
0.118
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Brad Lidge

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
51685.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA