Rick Austin vs. Joe Margoneri — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Margoneri
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Margoneri 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 Margoneri posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 4.63 and 1.721 for Rick Austin. By the career numbers, Joe Margoneri had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Joe Margoneri

Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.57
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.29
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9.33
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
9.43
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
4.79
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
40.71
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.83
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.86
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
34.15
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
35.64
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Joe Margoneri

Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.58
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.43
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.79
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.72
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Joe Margoneri

Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
36
526.83
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
23.99
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.21
17.69
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
12.28
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.97
-14.17
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
300
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
160.98
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA