Steve Avery vs. Claude Willoughby — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Claude Willoughby
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Steve Avery and Claude Willoughby are fairly close on the surface numbers. Steve Avery posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.19 vs 5.84) and WHIP (1.367 vs 1.803). Claude Willoughby had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.6 per nine innings vs 0.86). By the career numbers, Steve Avery had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Claude Willoughby

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
2.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.66
45.66
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
5.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2524
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
841.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
11.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
4.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3940
42.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
6.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.803
1.803
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3516
37.61
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.15
42.15

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Claude Willoughby

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4664
27
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554.2
9
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.98
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.174
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Claude Willoughby

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
440.94
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
298
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
547.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
39
78.52
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
8.85
17.83
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
42
84.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
118.79
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
14
28.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
13
26.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
27
54.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
146.98
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA