Steve Avery

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2003)

W–L 96–83
ERA 4.19
WHIP 1.35
SO 980
Pitcher PIV 4526.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'4" / 180 lb
Born
4/14/1970 in Trenton, MI, USA
MLB Debut
1990-06-13
Last Game
2003-07-20
Awards
All-Star · NLCS MVP

Full name: Steven Thomas Avery

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
96 83 297 261 14 6 0 1554.7 1,529 723 148 569 980 4.19 4526.0

Career ERA 4.19 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1990 ATL NL 3 11 21 20 1 1 0 99.0 121 62 45 75 5.64 3.86 (-46%) 567.5
1991 ATL NL 18 8 35 35 3 1 0 210.3 189 79 65 137 3.38 3.91 (+14%) 495.8
1992 ATL NL 11 11 35 35 2 2 0 233.7 216 83 71 129 3.20 3.75 (+15%) 2302.1
1993 ATL NL 18 6 35 35 3 1 0 223.3 216 73 43 125 2.94 4.19 (+30%) 5426.0
1994 ATL NL 8 3 24 24 1 0 0 151.7 127 68 55 122 4.04 4.51 (+11%) 2098.4
1995 ATL NL 7 13 29 29 3 1 0 173.3 165 90 52 141 4.67 4.45 (-5%) 1440.1
1996 ATL NL 7 10 24 23 1 0 0 131.0 146 65 40 86 4.47 4.61 (+3%) 2530.3
1997 BOS AL 6 7 22 18 0 0 0 96.7 127 69 49 51 6.42 4.39 (-46%) -3056.1
1998 BOS AL 10 7 34 23 0 0 0 123.7 128 69 64 57 5.02 4.43 (-13%) -2804.0
1999 CIN NL 6 7 19 19 0 0 0 96.0 75 55 78 51 5.16 4.71 (-10%) -3171.2
2003 DET AL 2 0 19 0 0 0 0 16.0 19 10 7 6 5.62 4.40 (-28%) -1302.7
Career · 11 seasons 96 83 297 261 14 6 0 1,554.2 1,529 723 569 980 4.19 — 4,526

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
306 437 35 76 14 4 4 32 1 12 135 .174 .194 .252 .446 -2,184

Career AVG .174 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 34.3% below league average.

Career OBP .194 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 41.9% below league average.

Career SLG .252 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 38.7% below league average.

Career OPS .446 vs. league average .745 across their career seasons — 40.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1990 ATL NL 21 30 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .133 — — — — 0.0
1991 ATL NL 37 79 4 17 1 1 0 2 1 4 31 .215 .255 (-16%) .323 (-22%) .384 (-34%) .708 (-29%) -352.6
1992 ATL NL 35 76 8 13 2 1 0 4 0 3 22 .171 .255 (-33%) .322 (-37%) .377 (-41%) .699 (-39%) -470.1
1993 ATL NL 35 75 4 12 4 0 0 5 0 2 19 .160 .265 (-40%) .332 (-45%) .403 (-47%) .735 (-46%) -570.3
1994 ATL NL 24 49 4 5 2 0 0 5 0 1 16 .102 — — — — -574.1
1995 ATL NL 29 53 4 11 1 1 2 4 0 1 17 .208 .266 (-22%) .337 (-35%) .417 (-10%) .755 (-21%) -216.8
1996 ATL NL 24 46 5 11 4 1 2 11 0 1 12 .239 — — — — 0.0
1997 BOS AL 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 BOS AL 39 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 CIN NL 19 26 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .077 — — — — 0.0
2003 DET AL 19 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 11 seasons 306 437 35 76 14 4 4 32 1 12 135 .174 — — — — -2,184

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
18 19 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 9 .211

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1996 NLCS ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 WS ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 NLCS ATL 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1995 NLDS1 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 WS ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1993 NLCS ATL 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500
1992 NLCS ATL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
1992 WS ATL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1991 NLCS ATL 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143
1991 WS ATL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
5 3 18 12 0 77.7 61 25 29 60 2.90

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1996 NLCS ATL 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 1 0.00
1996 WS ATL 0 1 1 0 0 0.7 1 1 3 0 13.50
1995 NLCS ATL 1 0 2 1 0 6.0 2 0 4 6 0.00
1995 NLDS1 ATL 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 1 1 0 1 13.50
1995 WS ATL 1 0 1 1 0 6.0 3 1 5 3 1.50
1993 NLCS ATL 0 0 2 2 0 13.0 9 4 6 10 2.77
1992 NLCS ATL 1 1 3 2 0 8.0 13 8 2 3 9.00
1992 WS ATL 0 1 2 2 0 12.0 11 5 3 11 3.75
1991 NLCS ATL 2 0 2 2 0 16.3 9 0 4 17 0.00
1991 WS ATL 0 0 2 2 0 13.0 10 5 1 8 3.46

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1572021837321.183
Away1492351739111.166

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home151799.07873512885053.95
Away146755.27423722814754.43

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2003-07-20 DETCHW — 2.1432112
2003-07-12 DETBOS — 0.1100000
2003-07-11 DETBOS — 0.1000000
2003-07-04 DETKCR — 1.0000000
2003-06-27 DETAZ — 0.2100000
2003-06-25 DETBOS — 0.1233101
2003-06-23 DETBOS — 0.1000100
2003-06-17 DETCLE — 1.0211010
2003-06-13 DETCOL — 1.0000000
2003-06-07 DETSFG — 0.0111001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 297 261 63 302 13 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1990 ATL P 21 20 4 22 2 0
1991 ATL P 35 35 9 31 1 2
1992 ATL P 35 35 16 36 3 1
1993 ATL P 35 35 4 47 0 2
1994 ATL P 24 24 4 26 1 0
1995 ATL P 29 29 3 37 2 1
1996 ATL P 24 23 8 26 2 0
1997 BOS P 22 18 0 19 0 1
1998 BOS P 34 23 7 39 1 5
1999 CIN P 19 19 4 16 1 0
2003 DET P 19 0 4 3 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 297

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1993 Player of the Week Week of 1993-06-12
1993 TSN All-Star LHP
1991 NLCS MVP
1991 Player of the Week Week of 1991-09-14

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1999 CIN NL $750,000
1998 BOS AL $3,900,000
1997 BOS AL $4,850,000
1996 ATL NL $4,200,000
1995 ATL NL $4,000,000
1994 ATL NL $2,800,000
1993 ATL NL $560,000
1992 ATL NL $355,000
1991 ATL NL $110,000
Total Career Earnings $21,525,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1991 Cy Young Award NL 6th 1.0 120 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Steve Avery (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jim Deshaies
    84-95, 4.14 ERA
  2. 96
    Dennis Rasmussen
    91-77, 4.15 ERA
  3. 80
    Larry McWilliams
    78-90, 3.99 ERA
  4. 78
    Steve Stone
    107-93, 3.97 ERA
  5. 73
    Jason Vargas
    99-99, 4.29 ERA
  6. 73
    Paul Maholm
    77-100, 4.30 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Avery

What years did Steve Avery play?
Steve Avery played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2003.
Was Steve Avery a pitcher?
Yes. Steve Avery pitched in the major leagues, recording 96 wins and 980 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Steve Avery hit?
Steve Avery hit 4 career home runs with 76 hits.