Jeff Austin vs. Todd Ritchie — Career Comparison

Jeff Austin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Todd Ritchie
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Todd Ritchie 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. Todd Ritchie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.441 compared to 6.75 and 1.730 for Jeff Austin. By the career numbers, Todd Ritchie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Austin and Todd Ritchie

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.98
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.46
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.58
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.33
44.33
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.75
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.71
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
9.51
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
10.01
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.12
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.65
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.82
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.58
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
5.56
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.5
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.28
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
41.46
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3647
39.28
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.07
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.89
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
5.34
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.85
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.85
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3309
35.64
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Jeff Austin and Todd Ritchie

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.98
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.47
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.34
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.88
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.52
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.81
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Austin and Todd Ritchie

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
2280
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
524.3
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.7
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.21
20.22
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
106.54
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
42.06
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
16.71
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.63
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
300
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
193.46
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
56.07
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA