Steve Avery vs. Jim McLaughlin — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim McLaughlin
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McLaughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McLaughlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.727 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Jim McLaughlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Jim McLaughlin

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
41.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.727
1.727
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
36.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Jim McLaughlin

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Jim McLaughlin

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
47.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
218.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
52.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA