Jeff Austin vs. Joe Dobson — Career Comparison

Jeff Austin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Dobson 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. Joe Dobson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 6.75 and 1.730 for Jeff Austin. By the career numbers, Joe Dobson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Austin and Joe Dobson

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.43
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.75
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9.51
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
8.49
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.65
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
3.53
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.58
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
41.46
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.07
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.89
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.85
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8298
34.42
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Jeff Austin and Joe Dobson

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
5.23
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.52
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.42
18.42
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Austin and Joe Dobson

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
2280
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
508.76
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.7
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
300
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
178.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
46.72
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100