Rick Austin vs. Brad Lord — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Lord
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brad Lord 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. Brad Lord posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.293 compared to 4.63 and 1.721 for Rick Austin. By the career numbers, Brad Lord had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Brad Lord

Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
3.31
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.31
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.69
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
8.68
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.13
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.17
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.96
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
7.01
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
7.44
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.156
1.156
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
37.61
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
34.15
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
34.03
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Brad Lord

Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
3.31
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.31
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.38
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.38
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.417
0.417
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Brad Lord

Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
48
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
518.18
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
23.99
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
12.28
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
300
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA