Jeff Austin vs. Claude Willoughby — Career Comparison

Jeff Austin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Willoughby
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Willoughby 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. Claude Willoughby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.84 and WHIP 1.803 compared to 6.75 and 1.730 for Jeff Austin. By the career numbers, Claude Willoughby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Austin and Claude Willoughby

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
2.34
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.07
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.66
45.66
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.75
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
5.84
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2524
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
841.1
9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
9.51
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111
11.88
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.6
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.65
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.34
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.58
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.87
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
41.46
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3940
42.15
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.07
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.63
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.89
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
6.75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.803
1.803
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.85
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3516
37.61
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.15
42.15

Fielding Stats for Jeff Austin and Claude Willoughby

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
27
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.1
9
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.79
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.52
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.98
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.174
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.42
18.42
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Austin and Claude Willoughby

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
2280
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
440.94
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
600
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
547.65
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
78.52
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.48
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.04
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.04
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.7
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.85
17.83
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
84.56
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
118.79
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.19
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.17
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
54.36
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.1
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.09
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
300
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
146.98
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.08
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA