Jay Baller vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Jay Baller
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Baller 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 59), walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 104), and run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 88). Jay Baller held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 86). Role difference aside, Rick Langford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jay Baller and Rick Langford

Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.41
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.24
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
9.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
9.48
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.55
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
6.74
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
40.87
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.64
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
35.12
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.87
40.87
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Jay Baller and Rick Langford

Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.41
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.86
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Baller and Rick Langford

Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
94
3317.65
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-14.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA