Jeff Austin vs. Joe Giard — Career Comparison

Jeff Austin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Giard
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Giard 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 Giard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.96 and WHIP 1.812 compared to 6.75 and 1.730 for Jeff Austin. By the career numbers, Joe Giard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Austin and Joe Giard

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.2
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.17
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.43
46.43
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.75
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
5.96
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
9.51
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
10.7
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.68
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.65
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.61
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.58
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
2.3
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
41.46
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
41.94
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.07
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.89
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
6.55
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.812
1.812
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.85
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
36.14
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94

Fielding Stats for Jeff Austin and Joe Giard

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
27
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.1
9
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.52
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.368
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.42
18.42
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Austin and Joe Giard

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
2280
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
408
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
534
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.7
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
14.72
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
108
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
42
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.1
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
9.32
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
300
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
192
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
36
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA