Jeff Austin vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Jeff Austin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond 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. Chris Hammond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 6.75 and 1.730 for Jeff Austin. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Austin and Chris Hammond

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.5
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.75
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9.51
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.84
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.65
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.58
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.7
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
41.46
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.07
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.89
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.85
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Jeff Austin and Chris Hammond

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.37
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.88
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.52
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.497
0.497
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Austin and Chris Hammond

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
2280
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
931.47
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
499.3
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.7
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
300
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
201.4
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
39.86
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA