Rick Austin vs. Ad Lankford — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ad Lankford
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln StarsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Ad Lankford 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. Ad Lankford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.616 compared to 4.63 and 1.721 for Rick Austin. By the career numbers, Ad Lankford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Ad Lankford

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.26
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.05
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.84
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.53
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9.33
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
11.07
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
4.36
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
40.9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
41.42
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.83
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
6.12
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.66
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.96
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
34.15
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
36.39
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.9
40.9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.42
41.42

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Ad Lankford

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.27
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.52
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.07
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.74
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.5
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.46
91.46
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.974
1.974
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Ad Lankford

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
518.18
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
517.56
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
119.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
96.18
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
23.99
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.63
53.29
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
146.56
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
174.05
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
12.28
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
59.51
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
54.96
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
300
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100