Rick Austin vs. Orval Overall — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Orval Overall
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Orval Overall 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. Orval Overall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 1.161 compared to 4.63 and 1.721 for Rick Austin. By the career numbers, Orval Overall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Orval Overall

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.63
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.42
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.34
60.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.49
83.49
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.78
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4606
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1535.1
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
7.22
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
935
5.48
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.26
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6145
36.02
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.18
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
3.05
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
34.15
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5549
32.53
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.02
36.02

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Orval Overall

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.35
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.06
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4407
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1469
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.39
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.52
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
2.46
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
3.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
2.85
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.13
94.13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.114
2.114
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.64
78.64
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Orval Overall

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
223.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
531.31
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.95
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
20.2
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.06
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.28
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
23.99
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.96
33.29
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
133.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
128.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39.39
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.46
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83.84
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
12.28
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.39
31.7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
29.29
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
300
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
95.96
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.25
6.25
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
35.35
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100