Steve Avery vs. Raul Valdes — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Raul Valdes
Gen XCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Raul Valdes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Avery led in run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 64), home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 88). Raul Valdes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Avery.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Raul Valdes

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
5.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
8.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
9.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
38.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
34.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Raul Valdes

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Raul Valdes

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
3433.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
80.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
89.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA