Rick Austin vs. Al Widmar — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Widmar
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Widmar 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. Rick Austin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.721 compared to 5.21 and 1.640 for Al Widmar. By the career numbers, Rick Austin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Al Widmar

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.64
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.97
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.7
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.23
30.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.63
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.21
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388.1
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9.33
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
10.68
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.95
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.31
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
40.9
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
41.02
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.83
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
5.65
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
34.15
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1589
36.83
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.9
40.9
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Al Widmar

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136.1
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.939
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Al Widmar

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
560.66
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
526.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
88.52
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.85
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
23.99
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.43
21.77
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
122.95
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
12.28
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
16.6
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
300
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
181.97
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA