Jeff Austin vs. Zach Day — Career Comparison

Jeff Austin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zach Day
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zach Day built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Austin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach Day posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.554 compared to 6.75 and 1.730 for Jeff Austin. By the career numbers, Zach Day had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Austin and Zach Day

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.08
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.45
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.65
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.75
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
4.66
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9.51
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
9.39
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.85
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.65
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.15
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.43
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.58
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
4.56
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.969
0.969
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
41.46
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1648
39.8
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.07
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.89
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
5
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.18
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.505
1.505
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.85
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1439
34.75
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Jeff Austin and Zach Day

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.08
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.45
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.35
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.15
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.52
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Austin and Zach Day

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
2280
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
444.83
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
543.1
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.03
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.86
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.7
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
7.17
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
46.55
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.38
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.52
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.21
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.1
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-29.62
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
300
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
263.79
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
2.27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
46.55
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.17
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA