Jeff Austin vs. Russ Dedeaux — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Russ Dedeaux 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. Jeff Austin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.75 and WHIP 1.730 compared to 13.5 and 3.400 for Russ Dedeaux. By the career numbers, Jeff Austin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Austin and Russ Dedeaux

Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
6.75
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
13.5
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.26
15.26
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
9.51
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
25.2
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
25.2
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.65
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.58
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.5
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
41.46
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
60.3
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.07
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.89
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
17.1
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
17.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
34.85
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
54
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.509
0.509
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.3
60.3

Fielding Stats for Jeff Austin and Russ Dedeaux

Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.52
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Austin and Russ Dedeaux

Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2280
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.7
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-6.1
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-8.7
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
300
Russ Dedeaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Dedeaux
Career
Per 600 PA