Rick Austin vs. Bill Wight — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Wight
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Wight 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. Bill Wight posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.521 compared to 4.63 and 1.721 for Rick Austin. By the career numbers, Bill Wight had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Bill Wight

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
2
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.44
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.57
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.06
57.06
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.38
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
3.95
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4689
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1563
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9.33
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
9.54
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.43
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.11
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
3.31
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.26
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6851
39.45
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.34
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.55
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.516
1.516
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
34.15
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6123
35.26
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Bill Wight

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
5.88
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
6.24
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1505
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501.2
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.81
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.52
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
6.37
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
7.89
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
7.18
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Bill Wight

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
381.32
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
527.47
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
60.44
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
53.85
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.59
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.59
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
23.99
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.1
10
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
67.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
89.01
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.88
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
26.37
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
47.25
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
12.28
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.7
-4.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.2
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
26.37
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
300
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
185.71
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
3.23
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
43.96
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.49
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0