Steve Avery vs. Ray Narleski — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Narleski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Narleski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Ray Narleski

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.55
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3022
38.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2676
34.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Ray Narleski

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Ray Narleski

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
190
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
166
524.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
26
82.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6.4
20.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
32
101.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
33
104.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
14.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
180
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA