Wade Blasingame vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Wade Blasingame
Silent GenerationNew MexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Rick Langford a clear advantage over Wade Blasingame across the core pitching metrics. Rick Langford led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 87). Wade Blasingame held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 86). Rick Langford was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Wade Blasingame and Rick Langford

Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.31
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.33
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.48
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.42
47.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.66
57.66
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
4.52
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
2591
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
863.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
9.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
3.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.33
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
5.34
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.65
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.31
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3763
39.21
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
5.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
3333
34.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Wade Blasingame and Rick Langford

Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.31
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.33
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.63
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.35
97.35
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.66
57.66
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wade Blasingame and Rick Langford

Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
227
446.56
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
521.31
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
57.05
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
23.61
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
29.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
36.45
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
127.87
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
147.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
35.41
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
68.85
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
31.8
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
59.02
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
184.92
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
3.24
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.74
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA