Mike Cather vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Mike Cather
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Cather as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Cather led in home run suppression (HR9+ 227 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 143 vs 112), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 86). Rick Langford held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 114). Role difference aside, Mike Cather holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cather and Rick Langford

Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.64
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.83
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
37.58
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.31
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
32.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Mike Cather and Rick Langford

Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.65
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.87
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.76
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cather and Rick Langford

Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
45000
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
26500
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA