Steve Avery vs. Josh Lucas — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Josh Lucas
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Lucas 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 5.54 and 1.527 for Josh Lucas. 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 Josh Lucas

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
8.92
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
8.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
40.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.41
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
34.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Josh Lucas

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Josh Lucas

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
600
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Josh Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Josh Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA