Steve Avery
Bats L Throws L6'4" 180 lbBorn 1970 Trenton, USADebut 1990Team DET1x All-StarDraft 1988 R1 #3 Atlanta Braves, Kennedy HS (Taylor, MI)
Awards: NLCS MVP, TSN All-Star
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2003 | DET | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 483.6 |
| 1999 | CIN | 19 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0.154 | -80.5 |
| 1998 | BOS | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -123.3 |
| 1997 | BOS | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -126.2 |
| 1996 | ATL | 24 | 50 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.239 | 0.245 | 0.500 | 0.745 | 75.1 |
| 1995 | ATL | 29 | 63 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.208 | 0.218 | 0.377 | 0.596 | 41.6 |
| 1994 | ATL | 24 | 58 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0.102 | 0.115 | 0.143 | 0.258 | -52.4 |
| 1993 | ATL | 35 | 85 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0.160 | 0.182 | 0.213 | 0.395 | -5.3 |
| 1992 | ATL | 35 | 88 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0.171 | 0.203 | 0.224 | 0.426 | 3.9 |
| 1991 | ATL | 37 | 88 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 0.215 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.506 | 34.9 |
| 1990 | ATL | 21 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.133 | 0.133 | 0.133 | 0.267 | -43.9 |
| Career | | 306 | 495 | 35 | 76 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 135 | 0.174 | 0.194 | 0.252 | 0.446 | 5.8 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2003 | DET | 2 | 0 | 5.62 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 71 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| 1999 | CIN | 6 | 7 | 5.16 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 96.0 | 426 | 11 | 78 | 51 | | | |
| 1998 | BOS | 10 | 7 | 5.02 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 123.7 | 546 | 14 | 64 | 57 | | | |
| 1997 | BOS | 6 | 7 | 6.42 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 96.7 | 453 | 15 | 49 | 51 | | | |
| 1996 | ATL | 7 | 10 | 4.47 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 131.0 | 567 | 10 | 40 | 86 | | | |
| 1995 | ATL | 7 | 13 | 4.67 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 173.3 | 724 | 22 | 52 | 141 | | | |
| 1994 | ATL | 8 | 3 | 4.04 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 151.7 | 628 | 15 | 55 | 122 | | | |
| 1993 | ATL | 18 | 6 | 2.94 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 223.3 | 891 | 14 | 43 | 125 | | | |
| 1992 | ATL | 11 | 11 | 3.20 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 233.7 | 969 | 14 | 71 | 129 | | | |
| 1991 | ATL | 18 | 8 | 3.38 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 210.3 | 868 | 21 | 65 | 137 | | | |
| 1990 | ATL | 3 | 11 | 5.64 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 99.0 | 466 | 7 | 45 | 75 | | | |
| Career | | 96 | 83 | 4.19 | 297 | 261 | 0 | 1554.7 | 6609 | 148 | 569 | 980 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2003 | DET | P | 19 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1999 | CIN | P | 19 | 96 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.952 | |
| 1998 | BOS | P | 34 | 124 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0.979 | |
| 1997 | BOS | P | 22 | 97 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1996 | ATL | P | 24 | 131 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0.944 | |
| 1995 | ATL | P | 29 | 173 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0.952 | |
| 1994 | ATL | P | 24 | 152 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0.968 | |
| 1993 | ATL | P | 35 | 223 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1992 | ATL | P | 35 | 234 | 16 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0.945 | |
| 1991 | ATL | P | 35 | 210 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0.976 | |
| 1990 | ATL | P | 21 | 99 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.929 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1995 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 1993 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.750 | 1.250 |
| 1992 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1991 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.200 |
| Career | 18 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.211 | 0.200 | 0.263 | 0.463 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.62 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1.42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12.7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.18 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 2.77 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1.15 |
| 1992 | 1 | 2 | 5.85 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20.0 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1.45 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 1.53 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 29.3 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 0.82 |
| Career | 5 | 3 | 2.90 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 77.7 | 61 | 6 | 29 | 60 | 1.16 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1999 | CIN | $750,000 |
| 1998 | BOS | $3,900,000 |
| 1997 | BOS | $4,850,000 |
| 1996 | ATL | $4,200,000 |
| 1995 | ATL | $4,000,000 |
| 1994 | ATL | $2,800,000 |
| 1993 | ATL | $560,000 |
| 1992 | ATL | $355,000 |
| 1991 | ATL | $110,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.