Oscar Austin vs. Johnson Fry — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Oscar Austin built a career as a starting pitcher and Johnson Fry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johnson Fry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 12.27 and WHIP 2.727 compared to 13.5 and 2.500 for Oscar Austin. By the career numbers, Johnson Fry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Oscar Austin and Johnson Fry

Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.27
12.27
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.353
0.353
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
14.73
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.73
14.73
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
51.55
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.27
12.27
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
41.73
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.353
0.353
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.55
51.55

Fielding Stats for Oscar Austin and Johnson Fry

Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.88
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Oscar Austin and Johnson Fry

Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
24.28
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
314.53
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnson Fry
Career
Per 600 PA