John Austin
John K. Austin
Born: 1949
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 22 (1967 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Athletics)
Draft: Round 3 (1969 January Secondary Draft, Baltimore Orioles)
School: Northeast Guilford HS (Greensboro, NC)
UNC Greensboro
Career: 1969-1972
John Austin compiled a career record of 23 wins and 20 losses and a 3.91 ERA in his 87-game pitching career with the Bluefield Orioles, Miami Marlins, Stockton Ports and Asheville Orioles. He began playing during the 1969 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.35 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31.0 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1969 | R | APPY | Bluefield Orioles | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6.00 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.81 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 130.0 | 109 | 73 | 55 | 3 | 78 | 1 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1971 | A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.28 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96.0 | 91 | 47 | 35 | 5 | 66 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1972 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Orioles | 5 | 1 | .833 | 4.11 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81.0 | 76 | 50 | 37 | 13 | 54 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 23 | 20 | .535 | 3.91 | 87 | 44 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 359.0 | 312 | 215 | 156 | 24 | 247 | 7 | 271 | 26 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | R | APPY | Bluefield Orioles | 8 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .462 | .462 | .923 | 1.385 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | 15 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | 25 | 58 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .367 | .426 | .612 | 1.038 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 20 | 47 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .093 | .130 | .140 | .270 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1972 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Orioles | 34 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .259 | .364 | .444 | .808 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 102 | 167 | 146 | 17 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 43 | .247 | .304 | .418 | .722 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | R | APPY | Bluefield Orioles | P | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .375 | .500 |
| 1969 | R | APPY | Bluefield Orioles | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1969 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | OF | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .800 | 2.000 |
| 1969 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | P | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .385 |
| 1970 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | P | 22 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 0 | .921 | 1.591 |
| 1971 | A | CALL | Stockton Ports | P | 14 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 0 | .789 | 2.143 |
| 1972 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Orioles | P | 32 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .778 | .438 |
| Totals | 91 | 29 | 63 | 22 | 1 | .807 | 1.011 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | R | Appalachian League | Bluefield Orioles | BAL | ||
| 1969 | A | Florida State League | Miami Marlins | BAL | ||
| 1970 | A | Florida State League | Miami Marlins | BAL | ||
| 1971 | A | California League | Stockton Ports | BAL | ||
| 1972 | AA | Southern League | Asheville Orioles | BAL |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
