Steve Avery vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stanka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Stanka posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Joe Stanka

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Joe Stanka

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Joe Stanka

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA