Rudy Arroyo vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Arroyo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Langford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.351 compared to 5.4 and 2.057 for Rudy Arroyo. By the career numbers, Rick Langford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Rick Langford

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.64
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
9.48
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
37.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Rick Langford

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Rick Langford

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5400
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA