Rick Austin vs. Brandon Lyon — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon Lyon
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Brandon Lyon a clear advantage over Rick Austin across the core pitching metrics. Brandon Lyon led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 145 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 82), and home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 83). Rick Austin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 81). Brandon Lyon was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Brandon Lyon

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
5.89
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.19
47.19
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.16
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
9.52
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.91
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.91
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
6.14
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.29
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2951
38.98
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.38
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.18
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.46
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.65
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
34.15
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2658
35.11
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Brandon Lyon

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
5.88
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.24
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.99
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.92
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Brandon Lyon

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
89
2427.27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
171600
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
518.18
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
23.99
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
12.28
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
364.4
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
300
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA