Rick Austin vs. Scott Kazmir — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Kazmir
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Scott Kazmir 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. Scott Kazmir led in run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 88). Rick Austin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 113). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Scott Kazmir.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Scott Kazmir

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.6
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.59
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.51
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.68
52.68
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.34
99.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.02
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5103
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1701
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
8.52
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.02
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.63
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
7.01
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
8.56
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.39
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.36
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7308
38.67
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.39
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.68
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.351
1.351
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
34.15
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6476
34.26
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Scott Kazmir

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.6
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.59
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5103
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1701
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.84
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
1.3
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.16
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.8
89.8
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.34
99.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Scott Kazmir

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
304
2251.85
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
533.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
23.99
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
4.84
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
66.67
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
12.28
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.23
-16.55
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
300
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
266.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA