Tom Bruno vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Tom Bruno
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Bruno as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Bruno led in home run suppression (HR9+ 203 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 139 vs 112), and strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 86). Rick Langford held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 94). Role difference aside, Tom Bruno holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Bruno and Rick Langford

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
123.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
9.1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.8
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
5.82
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
40.39
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.75
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
34.86
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.39
40.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Tom Bruno and Rick Langford

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
123.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.95
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.46
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.38
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Bruno and Rick Langford

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
69
2070
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
510
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
6.3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-8.53
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA