Steve Avery vs. Alex McColl — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alex McColl
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex McColl as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex McColl posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Alex McColl had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Alex McColl

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
9.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
0.597
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
39.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.14
39.14

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Alex McColl

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4664
27
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554.2
9
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Alex McColl

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
707.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
569.23
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
20.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
8.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA