Steve Avery vs. Dick Lines — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Lines
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Lines as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Lines posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Dick Lines had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Dick Lines

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.83
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
7.79
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
5.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
37.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
34.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Dick Lines

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.77
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Dick Lines

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
2675
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
19
475
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-7.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
225
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA