Steve Avery
1990–2003 · bats L / throws L · Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, NLS
306G
.174AVG
.194OBP
.252SLG
More career statistics
76H
4HR
32RBI
1SB
96–83W–L
1,554.2IP
980K
4.19ERA
261GS
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 306 | 495 | 437 | 35 | 76 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 135 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 110 | .174 | .194 | .252 | .446 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,554.7 | 297 | 261 | 14 | 96 | 83 | 0 | 1,529 | 800 | 723 | 148 | 569 | 980 | 0 | 0 | 4.19 | 1.349 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1996-05-31 to 1996-06-21
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1997-07-26 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1999-06-29 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 30 | 11 strikeouts | 1994-08-08 | 1 in 218 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 157 | 235 | 37 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 53 | .183 | .191 | .277 |
| Away | 149 | 260 | 39 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 82 | .166 | .165 | .230 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 46 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | .119 | .121 | .169 |
| May | 54 | 102 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 26 | .154 | .167 | .220 |
| June | 58 | 88 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 20 | .244 | .239 | .397 |
| July | 58 | 92 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 20 | .218 | .207 | .346 |
| August | 43 | 74 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | .138 | .135 | .154 |
| September | 43 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 | .140 | .172 | .175 |
| October | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .222 | .222 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-mets | 22 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .156 | .163 | .244 |
| cincinnati-reds | 20 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | .163 | .146 | .186 |
| houston-astros | 20 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | .158 | .136 | .158 |
| san-francisco-giants | 19 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | .375 | .342 | .688 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 18 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .211 | .233 | .316 |
| montreal-expos | 18 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .031 | .059 | .125 |
| san-diego-padres | 18 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .161 | .206 | .194 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 18 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | .129 | .195 | .129 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 |  Atlanta Braves | 21 | 30 | 4 | – | – | – | .133 | 99 | 75 |
| 1991 | Atlanta Braves | 37 | 79 | 17 | – | 2 | 1 | .215 | 210 | 137 |
| 1992 | Atlanta Braves | 35 | 76 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .171 | 233 | 129 |
| 1993 | Atlanta Braves | 35 | 75 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .160 | 223 | 125 |
| 1994 | Atlanta Braves | 24 | 49 | 5 | – | 5 | – | .102 | 151 | 122 |
| 1995 | Atlanta Braves | 29 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 4 | – | .208 | 173 | 141 |
| 1996 | Atlanta Braves | 24 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 11 | – | .239 | 131 | 86 |
| 1997 |  Boston Red Sox | 24 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 96 | 51 |
| 1998 | Boston Red Sox | 39 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 123 | 57 |
| 1999 |  Cincinnati Reds | 19 | 26 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .077 | 96 | 51 |
| 2003 |  Detroit Tigers | 19 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 16 | 6 |