Steve Avery vs. Chuck McElroy — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chuck McElroy
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Chuck McElroy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Avery led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 90). Role difference aside, Steve Avery holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Chuck McElroy

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
7.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.37
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.88
55.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
3.9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2218
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
739.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
8.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
4.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
7.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.35
7.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3233
39.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
4.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2801
34.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Chuck McElroy

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
7.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2221
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
740.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.68
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.205
0.205
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Chuck McElroy

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655
8931.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
572.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
36.92
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
190.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
34.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
177.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.42
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0