Steve Avery vs. Sam Weaver — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sam Weaver
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Weaver as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Weaver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.181 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Sam Weaver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Sam Weaver

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.04
98.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.97
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
3.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3923
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1307.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1438
9.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
2.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5622
38.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
5.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5515
37.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Sam Weaver

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4458
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1486
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
2.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
2.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.25
90.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Sam Weaver

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
167
154.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
565.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
117.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
14.77
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.85
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
18
16.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.01
35.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
135.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
151.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
60
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
71.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
39.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
34.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.43
46.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA