Steve Avery vs. Bruce Kison — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Kison
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Avery and Bruce Kison are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 101 for Steve Avery and 101 for Bruce Kison, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 99 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Steve Avery gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Bruce Kison

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.65
56.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.74
64.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
3.66
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5429
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.2
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
8.42
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
3.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073
5.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7676
38.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
4.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6819
33.91
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Bruce Kison

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.47
96.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.74
64.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Bruce Kison

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
509.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
457
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
530.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
66
86.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
43
56.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.94
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.09
27.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
100
131.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
111.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
31
40.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
40.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
77.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
15.23
20
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.94
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
158
207.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
33
43.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.56
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.42
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50