How Rick Langford's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Rick Langford posted a career ERA of 4.01, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1981, posting 2.99, below the starting pitcher average of 3.59 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at 12.15, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.93 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 8.31 in 1984 to 3.51 in 1985 and 7.36 in 1986. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.99 to 12.15 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Rick Langford Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Rick Langford
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| Career | 4.01 | 3.97 | 4.37 |
| Season Avg. | 4.01 | 3.97 | 4.37 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.01 | 3.97 | 4.37 |
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Rick Langford ERA Per Season
Rick Langford's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rick Langford ERA by Team
Rick Langford's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rick Langford ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rick Langford's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Rick Langford ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rick Langford's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Rick Langford ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rick Langford's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
