Brian Bass vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Brian Bass
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Bass 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 104), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 67). Role difference aside, Rick Langford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brian Bass and Rick Langford

Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.97
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
10.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
9.48
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.18
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.11
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.64
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
40.82
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
5.8
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.23
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
35.66
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.82
40.82
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Brian Bass and Rick Langford

Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.97
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.84
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.87
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.85
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.545
0.545
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Bass and Rick Langford

Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
30300
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
26500
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA