Harry Betts vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Harry Betts
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Betts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Langford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.351 compared to 8.03 and 1.622 for Harry Betts. By the career numbers, Rick Langford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Betts and Rick Langford

Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.64
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.51
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.84
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.05
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.811
0.811
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
40.86
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.622
1.622
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
32.84
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Harry Betts and Rick Langford

Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.88
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Betts and Rick Langford

Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA