Bill Crouch vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Bill Crouch
Greatest GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Crouch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Crouch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 4.01 and 1.351 for Rick Langford. By the career numbers, Bill Crouch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Crouch and Rick Langford

Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.89
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.69
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
9.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
3.18
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.05
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.729
0.729
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
37.81
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.21
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.82
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
34.75
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Bill Crouch and Rick Langford

Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4482
27
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1494
9
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Crouch and Rick Langford

Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
492
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
84
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
60
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.75
-20.95
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
120
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA