Rick Austin vs. Joe Lotz — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Lotz
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Lotz 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. Joe Lotz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 4.63 and 1.721 for Rick Austin. By the career numbers, Joe Lotz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Joe Lotz

Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.7
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.98
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.83
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.05
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
36.23
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.35
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
34.15
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
32.18
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Joe Lotz

Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
27
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136.1
9
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Joe Lotz

Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
23.99
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
77.49
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
12.28
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
86.84
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
300
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA