Steve Avery was a pitcher in MLB. Across 297 career appearances, with a 4.19 ERA and 980 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ATL | 3 | 11 | 5.64 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 99.0 | 121 | 62 | 45 | 75 | 1.68 |
| 1991 | ATL | 18 | 8 | 3.38 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 210.1 | 189 | 79 | 65 | 137 | 1.21 |
| 1992 | ATL | 11 | 11 | 3.20 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 233.2 | 216 | 83 | 71 | 129 | 1.23 |
| 1993 | ATL | 18 | 6 | 2.94 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 223.1 | 216 | 73 | 43 | 125 | 1.16 |
| 1994 | ATL | 8 | 3 | 4.04 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 151.2 | 127 | 68 | 55 | 122 | 1.20 |
| 1995 | ATL | 7 | 13 | 4.67 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 173.1 | 165 | 90 | 52 | 141 | 1.25 |
| 1996 | ATL | 7 | 10 | 4.47 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 131.0 | 146 | 65 | 40 | 86 | 1.42 |
| 1997 | BOS | 6 | 7 | 6.42 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 96.2 | 127 | 69 | 49 | 51 | 1.82 |
| 1998 | BOS | 10 | 7 | 5.02 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 123.2 | 128 | 69 | 64 | 57 | 1.55 |
| 1999 | CIN | 6 | 7 | 5.16 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 96.0 | 75 | 55 | 78 | 51 | 1.59 |
| 2003 | DET | 2 | 0 | 5.63 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1.63 |
| Career Totals | — | 96 | 83 | 4.19 | 297 | 261 | 0 | 1554.2 | 1529 | 723 | 569 | 980 | 1.35 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ATL | 21 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 |
| 1991 | ATL | 37 | 79 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 31 | .215 | .253 | .253 | .506 |
| 1992 | ATL | 35 | 76 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .171 | .203 | .224 | .426 |
| 1993 | ATL | 35 | 75 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .160 | .182 | .213 | .395 |
| 1994 | ATL | 24 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .102 | .115 | .143 | .258 |
| 1995 | ATL | 29 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .208 | .218 | .377 | .596 |
| 1996 | ATL | 24 | 46 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .239 | .245 | .500 | .745 |
| 1997 | BOS | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1998 | BOS | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1999 | CIN | 19 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 |
| 2003 | DET | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Career Totals | — | 306 | 437 | 35 | 76 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 135 | .174 | .194 | .252 | .446 |
1993
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1991 | $110,000 |
| 1992 | $355,000 |
| 1993 | $560,000 |
| 1994 | $2,800,000 |
| 1995 | $4,000,000 |
| 1996 | $4,200,000 |
| 1997 | $4,850,000 |
| 1998 | $3,900,000 |
| 1999 | $750,000 |
Career Total: $21,525,000 (9 seasons)
Average: $2,391,667
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.