Rick Austin vs. Gene Nelson — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gene Nelson
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Rick Austin a clear advantage over Gene Nelson across the core pitching metrics. Rick Austin led in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 78), home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 88 vs 79). Gene Nelson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 85). Rick Austin was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Gene Nelson

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
4.11
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.53
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.3
45.3
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.79
13.79
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
4.13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3240
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
8.84
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.98
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
3.48
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
5.46
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.994
0.994
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.38
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.28
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4652
38.77
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.28
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.36
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.76
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
34.15
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4118
34.32
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Gene Nelson

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
4.11
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3240
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.06
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
1.78
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.73
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.73
96.73
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.79
13.79
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Gene Nelson

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
89
2427.27
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
300000
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
23.99
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.45
12.28
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
18.72
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
300
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100