Jim Conway vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Jim Conway
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Conway as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Conway posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 4.01 and 1.351 for Rick Langford. By the career numbers, Jim Conway had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Conway and Rick Langford

Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.11
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.87
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.51
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.64
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
452.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
9.64
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
9.48
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
2.51
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.78
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.05
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.729
0.729
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.72
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.97
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
6.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
36.5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Jim Conway and Rick Langford

Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1377
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.78
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
2.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.8
84.8
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.738
1.738
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Conway and Rick Langford

Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
57
164.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
582.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
106.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
95.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.96
25.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
124.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
124.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
83.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.55
24.68
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
75
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA