Steve Avery vs. Bill Mack — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Mack
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Mack as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Mack posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Bill Mack had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Bill Mack

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
31.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
28.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Bill Mack

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Bill Mack

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
331.51
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
361.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA