Steve Avery vs. Bob Long — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Long
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Avery posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 4.5 and 1.397 for Bob Long. By the career numbers, Steve Avery had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Bob Long

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
39.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.81
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
34.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Bob Long

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Bob Long

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
3300
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
2.68
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-6.65
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA