Jeff Austin vs. Kevin Gross — Career Comparison

Jeff Austin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Gross
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Kevin Gross 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. Kevin Gross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.440 compared to 6.75 and 1.730 for Jeff Austin. By the career numbers, Kevin Gross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Austin and Kevin Gross

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.71
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.51
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.57
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.15
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.75
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
4.11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9.51
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2519
9.11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.83
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.65
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
3.57
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.58
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1727
6.25
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.29
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
41.46
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10791
39.04
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.07
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.14
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.89
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
4.5
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.25
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.57
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.85
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9552
34.56
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Jeff Austin and Kevin Gross

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.71
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.65
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.24
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
1.98
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.52
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
1.9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.97
95.97
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Austin and Kevin Gross

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
2280
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
377.87
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
521.74
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
83.79
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
63.24
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.02
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.74
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.55
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.7
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
24.32
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
114.62
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
109.88
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.41
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
28.46
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
56.13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.98
16.58
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
24.51
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
300
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
218.97
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
52.17
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.7
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100