Jeff Bennett vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Jeff Bennett
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Bennett 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 92), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 94), and strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 74). Jeff Bennett held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 96). Role difference aside, Rick Langford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Bennett and Rick Langford

Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
7.06
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.64
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
228.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
9.62
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
9.48
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.95
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.26
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.07
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
40.4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.81
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.26
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
34.61
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Jeff Bennett and Rick Langford

Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
7.06
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
228.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.06
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.66
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Bennett and Rick Langford

Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
179
5370
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
510
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.76
22.81
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
90
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.41
12.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
7
210
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA