Steve Avery vs. Dick Marlowe — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Marlowe
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Marlowe 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 4.99 and 1.570 for Dick Marlowe. 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 Dick Marlowe

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.35
17.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
10.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
39.98
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
1.566
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
36.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Dick Marlowe

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
7.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Dick Marlowe

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
980
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
570
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
19.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
11
110
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
120
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1.39
13.9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
260
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
10
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA