Rick Austin vs. Dennis Blair — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dennis Blair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Blair 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. Rick Austin led in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 88), walk avoidance (BB%+ 85 vs 69), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 88 vs 87). Dennis Blair held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Rick Austin.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Dennis Blair

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.18
43.18
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.69
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.02
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.66
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
5.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
4.73
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
39.45
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.22
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
34.15
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
33.58
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Dennis Blair

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.51
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.15
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.02
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.83
93.83
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Dennis Blair

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
62
302.44
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
531.71
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.41
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
23.99
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.33
11.37
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
73.17
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
92.68
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
12.28
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.68
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
300
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
248.78
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA