Rick Austin vs. Ad Liska — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ad Liska
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ad Liska 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 Liska posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 4.63 and 1.721 for Rick Austin. By the career numbers, Ad Liska had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Ad Liska

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.84
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.72
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.23
25.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.87
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1054
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351.1
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
9.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.84
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.66
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526
39.09
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.31
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.51
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
34.15
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
35.02
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Ad Liska

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
27
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136.1
9
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.8
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.464
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Ad Liska

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
584.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
532.76
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.55
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.34
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
23.99
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.6
13.45
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
67.24
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
103.45
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.69
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.72
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
12.28
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.46
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.38
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
300
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
212.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.69
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA