Steve Avery vs. Jason Motte — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jason Motte
MillenialMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Motte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Motte led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 123 vs 97), run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 101), and strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 100). Steve Avery held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 90). Role difference aside, Jason Motte holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Jason Motte

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
10.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1193
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
397.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
7.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.83
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
8.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1630
36.89
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1464
33.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Jason Motte

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
10.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1193
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
397.2
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
2.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
2.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.91
98.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.205
0.205
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Jason Motte

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
66600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA