Rick Austin vs. Hi West — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hi West
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hi West 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. Hi West posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 4.63 and 1.721 for Rick Austin. By the career numbers, Hi West had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Hi West

Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.75
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.11
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.46
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.65
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.87
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9.33
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
11.7
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.58
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.95
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
0.614
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
38.24
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.83
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.34
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
34.15
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
35.11
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Hi West

Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
5.18
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.09
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.52
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.36
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.73
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.18
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.05
21.05
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Hi West

Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
19
316.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
23.99
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
9.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
12.28
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.89
-14.9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
300
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
216.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hi West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hi West
Career
Per 600 PA