Jeff Austin vs. Jason Johnson — Career Comparison

Jeff Austin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Johnson 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. Jason Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.506 compared to 6.75 and 1.730 for Jeff Austin. By the career numbers, Jason Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Austin and Jason Johnson

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.69
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.37
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.66
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.75
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.99
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
9.51
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1521
10.09
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.2
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.65
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
3.3
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.58
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
5.37
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.38
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
41.46
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5996
39.77
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.07
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.89
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
5.51
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.31
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.94
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.85
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5368
35.6
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Jeff Austin and Jason Johnson

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.69
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.38
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.88
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.37
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.52
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.26
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.79
91.79
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.745
0.745
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Austin and Jason Johnson

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2280
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
4026.32
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
505.26
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.7
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
21.86
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.1
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.25
-3.88
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
315.79
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
1.9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA