Steve Avery vs. Frank Williams — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Williams
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Williams 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 99). Frank Williams held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 185 vs 101). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Avery.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Frank Williams

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1415
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
471.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
7.98
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
5.99
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.42
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2018
38.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.41
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1730
33.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Frank Williams

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1415
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
471.2
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.63
89.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Frank Williams

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
5708.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.04
17.85
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
20.59
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
171.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA