NAME     : Rick Austin
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  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 10/27/1946
  AGE      : 34
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 200
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $1,500,000 through 1981
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : YES, holds team together
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

DEFENSIVE RATINGS : Range at Pitcher : B (Fielding Pct. : .930)
PITCHING RATINGS : Duration as Starter : E Duration as Reliever : B Holding Runners : B Groundball Pct. : 57 Avoiding Runs : 5 Avoiding Hits : 5 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average) Avoiding Doubles : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average) Avoiding Homeruns : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average) Avoiding BB's : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average) Getting Strikeouts : 7 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good) Throwing Velocity : 7 Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Splitfinger-Fastball
PITCHING STATS : Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K Overall 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 At Home 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Away 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Last Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER STATS : YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS 1970 5.30 3 8 0 73 0 0 103.2 61 38 79 PHI 1971 2.89 6 1 0 58 0 0 71.2 23 21 56 PHI 1972 4.19 4 4 2 63 0 0 73.0 34 37 61 PHI 1973 6.99 2 2 1 55 0 0 64.1 50 32 55 PHI 1974 5.84 0 0 0 8 0 0 12.1 8 7 11 PHI 1975 5.50 0 4 2 33 0 0 52.1 32 13 59 SF 1979 5.03 2 4 2 46 0 0 48.1 27 18 37 SF,KC 1980 4.83 4 6 10 101 0 0 104.1 56 43 77 KC Total ERA : 4.94 Total Wins : 21 Total Losses: 29 Total Saves : 17 Total SHO : 0 Total CG : 0 Total K's : 435 Total BB's : 209
PLAYER HISTORY
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/26/1979 to a 3-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year...