Tim Birtsas vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Birtsas 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 91), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 92), and home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 80). Tim Birtsas held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 86). Role difference aside, Rick Langford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tim Birtsas and Rick Langford

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.08
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.87
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
6.33
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
39.76
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.93
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1245
34.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Tim Birtsas and Rick Langford

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Birtsas and Rick Langford

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
138
3942.86
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-10.96
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA