Bobby Ayala vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Bobby Ayala
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Ayala 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 109), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 92), and home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 85). Bobby Ayala held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 86). Role difference aside, Rick Langford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Ayala and Rick Langford

Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.58
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.64
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.92
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
4.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1728
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
9.08
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
3.83
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
8.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2537
39.64
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
5.52
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.69
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2210
34.53
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Bobby Ayala and Rick Langford

Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1728
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.86
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
2.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.88
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.96
86.96
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Ayala and Rick Langford

Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
7164.71
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
547.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
2.52
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.02
-35.56
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
13
229.41
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2.62
2.62
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA