Rick Austin vs. Brad Lidge — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Lidge
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Brad Lidge a clear advantage over Rick Austin across the core pitching metrics. Brad Lidge led in strikeout rate (K%+ 144 vs 118), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 88). Rick Austin held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 85 vs 84). Brad Lidge was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Brad Lidge

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
5.89
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.36
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.54
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
7.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.85
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.28
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.61
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
7.01
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
11.92
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.92
11.92
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.69
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2589
38.62
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.38
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
5.49
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.83
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
34.15
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2225
33.19
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Brad Lidge

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
5.88
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.72
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.06
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.118
0.118
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Brad Lidge

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
89
2427.27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
51685.71
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
23.99
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
12.28
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.25
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
300
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA