Vida Blue vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Vida Blue
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Rick Langford a clear advantage over Vida Blue across the core pitching metrics. Rick Langford led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 89), and home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 86). Vida Blue held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 86). Rick Langford was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Vida Blue and Rick Langford

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.43
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.49
56.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10030
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.1
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2939
7.91
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.71
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
3.19
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
5.85
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.28
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13837
37.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
3.65
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.26
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.59
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12383
33.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Vida Blue and Rick Langford

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10031
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.2
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.34
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
1.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.68
96.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
1.104
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
75.1
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vida Blue and Rick Langford

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
493.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512
497.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
51.46
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
38.83
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
12.62
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.86
16.37
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
71.84
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
101.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
35.92
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.46
3.36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.91
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
47.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
271
263.11
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
51.46
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA