Rick Austin vs. Shane Bieber — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Shane Bieber built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Austin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shane Bieber led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 85), home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 88). Rick Austin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 115). Role difference aside, Shane Bieber holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Shane Bieber

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
7.01
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
34.15
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.05
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Shane Bieber

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Shane Bieber

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
89
2427.27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
23.99
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
11.48
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
12.28
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-17.54
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
300
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA