Matt Barnes vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Barnes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Barnes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 96), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 101). Rick Langford held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Barnes.

Pitching Stats for Matt Barnes and Rick Langford

Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
4.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
39
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
4.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1771
34.18
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Rick Langford

Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.04
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Rick Langford

Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
265
26500
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA