Jeff Austin vs. Kevin Tapani — Career Comparison

Jeff Austin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Tapani
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Tapani 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 Tapani posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.321 compared to 6.75 and 1.730 for Jeff Austin. By the career numbers, Kevin Tapani had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Austin and Kevin Tapani

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.43
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.41
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.57
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.5
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.36
53.36
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.75
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1094
4.35
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6795
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2265
9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
9.51
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
2407
9.56
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.03
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.65
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.2
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.58
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1482
5.89
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.17
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.21
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
41.46
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9600
38.15
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.07
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.89
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.64
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.62
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.85
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8845
35.15
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Jeff Austin and Kevin Tapani

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.43
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.41
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6795
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2265
9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.62
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.15
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.81
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.52
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.78
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Austin and Kevin Tapani

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
2280
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
696.46
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
503.54
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
77.17
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.58
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.86
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.43
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.7
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.95
21.12
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
100.32
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
108.04
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.44
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
65.59
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.1
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
14.16
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.87
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
300
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
202.57
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
2.96
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
63.67
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.72
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.86
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50