Steve Avery vs. Roger McDowell — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roger McDowell
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger McDowell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roger McDowell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 174 vs 101), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 101), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 97). Steve Avery held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 62). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Roger McDowell.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Roger McDowell

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
6.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3150
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1050
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
8.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
3.51
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
4.49
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4517
38.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
3.89
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.41
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3971
34.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Roger McDowell

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
6.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3158
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
3.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.92
93.92
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Roger McDowell

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
5240.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
83
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
72
520.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
115.66
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
79.52
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.29
45.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
151.81
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
159.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
86.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.52
47.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
202.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
2.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA