Jim Austin vs. Ralph Hamner — Career Comparison

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Ralph Hamner built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Austin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Austin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.380 compared to 4.58 and 1.673 for Ralph Hamner. By the career numbers, Jim Austin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Austin and Ralph Hamner

Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
7.47
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.5
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.15
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.54
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.82
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.06
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.58
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.66
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9.65
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.54
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.04
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
5.4
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.32
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.05
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
37.62
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1018
41.65
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.89
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.24
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.44
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.99
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.673
1.673
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
31.5
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
875
35.8
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65

Fielding Stats for Jim Austin and Ralph Hamner

Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
7.47
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
27
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.72
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.145
0.145
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.967
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Austin and Ralph Hamner

Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
554.55
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
600
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
554.55
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
25.1
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
100
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
11.33
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
23
209.09
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA