Nelson Cruz vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Langford led in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 95). Nelson Cruz held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Rick Langford.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Rick Langford

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.59
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
9.48
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.82
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
39.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
5.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.57
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1360
35.14
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Rick Langford

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.8
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.33
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.427
0.427
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Rick Langford

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
204
3221.05
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.5
7.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-12.72
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
189.47
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA