Steve Avery vs. Tom Waddell — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Waddell
Baby BoomersScotlandThrows RightBats RightCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Waddell 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 90). Tom Waddell held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Avery.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Tom Waddell

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.69
57.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
7.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
4.93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
37.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.41
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
32.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Tom Waddell

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.76
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Tom Waddell

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
113
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
600
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA