Steve Avery vs. Bob Sadowski — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Avery and Bob Sadowski are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 101 for Steve Avery and 98 for Bob Sadowski, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 99 and 98 respectively. If forced to pick, Steve Avery gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Bob Sadowski

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.55
42.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.96
46.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.87
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
8.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.84
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.66
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
5.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1838
37.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
34.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Bob Sadowski

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.84
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
96.52
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.96
46.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Bob Sadowski

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
479.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
144
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
537.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
12
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
5.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
58.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
16
66.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
9
37.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
15
62.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.21
-17.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
237.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA