Steve Avery vs. Mickey Welch — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mickey Welch
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Mickey Welch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mickey Welch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Mickey Welch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Mickey Welch

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
1.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
1.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
0.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.17
97.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
0.98
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
2.71
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14406
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4802
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4588
8.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
2.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1850
3.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.51
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20308
38.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2556
4.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18959
35.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Mickey Welch

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15318
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5106
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
0.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
1.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1132
2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979
1.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.48
86.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Mickey Welch

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
159.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2286
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
577.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
129.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
97.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
24.41
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
4.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
31.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169.5
44.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
171.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
151.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
70.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
53.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
120.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178.99
46.98
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.79
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
21.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
86.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.42
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100