Rick Austin vs. Mike O'Neill — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike O'Neill
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows LeftBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike O'Neill 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. Mike O'Neill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.73 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 4.63 and 1.721 for Rick Austin. By the career numbers, Mike O'Neill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Mike O'Neill

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.41
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.59
90.59
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.88
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.73
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2083
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694.1
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9.33
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
9.58
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.19
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
2.96
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2939
38.1
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.64
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
34.15
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2744
35.57
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Mike O'Neill

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.85
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.52
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.85
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
2.96
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.7
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.42
91.42
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.451
2.451
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.97
30.97
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Mike O'Neill

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
198.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
549.4
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
140.24
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
104.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
20.24
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.01
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.89
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.14
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
23.99
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.54
62.95
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
195.18
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
180.72
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
72.29
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
59.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
128.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
12.28
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.98
69.37
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.57
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
28.92
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
300
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
91.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
6.59
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.12
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.78
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.78
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100