Jay Avrea vs. Ted Bowsfield — Career Comparison

Jay Avrea
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Bowsfield
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Bowsfield built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Avrea as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Avrea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 4.35 and 1.468 for Ted Bowsfield. By the career numbers, Jay Avrea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Avrea and Ted Bowsfield

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
2.92
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.35
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
9.5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.86
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.52
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
4.43
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2920
39.68
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.69
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
5.01
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2649
36
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Jay Avrea and Ted Bowsfield

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.92
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1989
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
9
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.43
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.23
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Avrea and Ted Bowsfield

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
705
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
519
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
66
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.53
16.6
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
81
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
108
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
57
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
81
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
7.97
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
198
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA