Bill Burdick vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Burdick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Burdick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.17 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 4.01 and 1.351 for Rick Langford. By the career numbers, Bill Burdick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Burdick and Rick Langford

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.51
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.18
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
2.51
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.729
0.729
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
38.49
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Rick Langford

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Rick Langford

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
548.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
17.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
129.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.26
14.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA