Steve Avery vs. Jon Lieber — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jon Lieber
Gen XIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery and Jon Lieber 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 104 for Jon Lieber, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 99 and 103 respectively. If forced to pick, Jon Lieber gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Jon Lieber

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
1.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
1.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.51
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.37
51.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.55
81.55
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
4.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6594
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2388
9.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1553
6.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.36
6.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9300
38.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
4.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8660
35.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Jon Lieber

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
1.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
1.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6594
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
1.88
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
1.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
95.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.092
1.092
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.55
81.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Jon Lieber

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
347.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
699
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
525.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
72.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
58.37
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
14.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
17
14.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
15.38
13.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
102
87.55
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
98.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
30.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
25
21.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
61
52.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
1.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
25.75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
234
200.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
2.99
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
47.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA