Dad Clarke vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Dad Clarke
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Dad Clarke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Langford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.351 compared to 4.16 and 1.475 for Dad Clarke. By the career numbers, Rick Langford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dad Clarke and Rick Langford

Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.28
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.97
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.32
46.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.03
76.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.81
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.51
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
4.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2551
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
850.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
11.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
9.48
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.02
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
2.51
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.85
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.05
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.729
0.729
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3744
39.63
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
608
6.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3519
37.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Dad Clarke and Rick Langford

Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2559
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.74
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.18
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.39
90.39
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.697
1.697
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dad Clarke and Rick Langford

Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
123
188.75
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
552.43
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
119.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
104.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.81
42.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
144.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
165.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
62.92
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
104.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.67
48.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
76.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
7.82
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA