Steve Avery

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 180lb (193cm, 81kg)

Born: April 14, 1970 in Trenton, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from John F. Kennedy HS (Taylor, MI).

High School: John F. Kennedy HS (Taylor, MI)

Debut: June 13, 1990 (Age 20-060d, 15,774th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2.1 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 8 ER, L

Last Game: July 20, 2003 (Age 33-097d)
vs. CHW 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Steven Thomas Avery

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.8

ERA

4.19

297

261

1554.2

980

WHIP

1.349

Summary of 4 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead

1 Tm
ATL	4

Platoon
vs LHP	2
vs RHP	2

Home/Road
Home	3
Away	1

Outs
2	2
1	1
0	1

3 Opps
SFG	2
MON	1
CHC	1

4 Pitchers
Kirk Rueter	1
Mark Portugal	1
Mike Morgan	1
Allen Watson	1

2 Parks
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	3
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1

Where Hit
9	3
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	2
2	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	3
1--	1

5 RBI
0 on	3
1 on	1
Any on	1

Inning
2	2
4	2

1-3	2
4-6	2

RelScore
+3	2
+2	1
+1	1

Ahead	4

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	2
0-1	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
P	4

OrderPos
9th	4

Leverage
Low Lev	4

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1995-06-05	ATL		CHC	Mike Morgan	ahead 2-1	b 4	2	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	9	1	0.109	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1995-07-08	ATL		SFG	Mark Portugal	ahead 3-0	b 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	1	0.057	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1996-06-21	ATL		SFG	Allen Watson	ahead 6-3	b 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	1	0.057	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	2	1	1996-07-01	ATL	@	MON	Kirk Rueter	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	9	1	0.146	82%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); J. Blauser Scores