Jimmy Austin vs. Ken Berry — Career Comparison

Jimmy Austin
Pre-GenerationalWalesThrows RightBats SwitchSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Ken Berry
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Jimmy Austin and Ken Berry are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 103 for Jimmy Austin, 101 for Ken Berry), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 96 vs 97). The overall lean goes to Ken Berry, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Austin and Ken Berry

Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1580
150.43
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1383
182.57
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6302
600
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
4545
600
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5388
512.98
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4136
546.01
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1328
126.44
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1053
139.01
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1065
101.4
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
822
108.51
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
16.57
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
19.8
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
7.24
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.04
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.24
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
7.66
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
25.04
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
30.5
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637.25
60.67
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
426.52
56.31
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1693
161.19
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1423
187.85
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1964
186.99
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
1381
182.31
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
62.93
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
422
55.71
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390
37.13
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
45.28
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1038
98.83
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
707
93.33
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700.12
66.66
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
456.5
60.26
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.19
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.96
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
56.36
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
298
39.34
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.09
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
658
62.65
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
75.12
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
9.58
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
7.99
7.99
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
26.47
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
64
8.45
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.24
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
108
14.26
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
23.23
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
45
5.94
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
5.81
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.07
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
29.04
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
91
12.01
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Ken Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
49.45
49.45

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Austin and Ken Berry

Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
6.03
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
1.16
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.02
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
0.97
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6903
27
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30556
27
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2301
9
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10185.1
9
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2260
8.84
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
2.41
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3239
12.67
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.08
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
1.54
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.03
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5894
23.05
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2837
2.51
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5499
21.51
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2807
2.48
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.3
93.3
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.569
3.569
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.87
16.87
Ken Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.69
83.69
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0