Jose Alvarez vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Alvarez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Alvarez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 96), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 101), and strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 86). Rick Langford held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 126). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jose Alvarez.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Rick Langford

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.81
46.81
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
8.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.83
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
2.93
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
7.7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1802
38.55
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.98
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1635
34.98
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Rick Langford

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.37
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.97
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
96.74
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Rick Langford

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
265
26500
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
17.15
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
44.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA