Jay Avrea vs. Lefty Holmes — Career Comparison

Jay Avrea
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Holmes
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Holmes 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 4.48 and 1.398 for Lefty Holmes. 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 Lefty Holmes

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.93
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.59
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
4.48
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349.2
9
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
8.49
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.09
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
5.64
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
39.3
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
5.61
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.69
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324
34.08
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Jay Avrea and Lefty Holmes

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.65
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.94
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353.2
9
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.09
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.34
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.29
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Avrea and Lefty Holmes

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
277.22
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
554.43
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
163.29
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
132.91
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.78
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.38
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
62.61
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
201.27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
178.48
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.75
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.56
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
144.3
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.65
74.62
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.38
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100