Steve Avery vs. Oran O'Neal — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Oran O'Neal
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Oran O'Neal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Avery posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 9.24 and 2.289 for Oran O'Neal. By the career numbers, Steve Avery had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Oran O'Neal

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
15.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.71
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.97
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
45.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.78
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
40.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.12
45.12

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Oran O'Neal

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4664
27
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554.2
9
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Oran O'Neal

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
975
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
21.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
24.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA