Jack Aker vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Aker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Langford led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 100), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 89), and home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 76). Role difference aside, Rick Langford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Rick Langford

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Rick Langford

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.78
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Rick Langford

Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
2861.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA