Rick Austin vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond 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. Chris Hammond led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 85), home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 93 vs 82). Rick Austin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 95). Role difference aside, Chris Hammond holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Chris Hammond

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.84
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.7
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.43
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
34.15
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4317
34.58
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Chris Hammond

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.37
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.88
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.75
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.497
0.497
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Chris Hammond

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
931.47
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
518.18
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14.69
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
25.17
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
23.99
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
12.28
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
58.74
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
300
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
201.4
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA