John Burkett vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

John Burkett
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Rick Langford a clear advantage over John Burkett across the core pitching metrics. Rick Langford led in run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 96), walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 120), and home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 95). John Burkett held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 86). Rick Langford was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Burkett and Rick Langford

John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.46
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.97
54.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.06
95.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
4.31
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7945
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648.1
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2866
9.74
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
9.48
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.87
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
2.38
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
2.51
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1766
6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.31
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11324
38.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1374
4.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.23
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.76
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10358
35.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.48
38.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for John Burkett and Rick Langford

John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7945
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648.1
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.7
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.103
1.103
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.06
95.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
75.1
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Burkett and Rick Langford

John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
425.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
629
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
515.1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
47.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
41.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
5.72
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
5.72
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.25
5.96
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
53.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
73.45
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
20.99
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
38.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.97
-14.28
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.95
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
24.8
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
226
215.58
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA