Ray Hale vs. Mark Langston — Career Comparison

Ray Hale
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Langston
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Mark Langston built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Hale as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mark Langston posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 5.67 and 1.852 for Ray Hale. By the career numbers, Mark Langston had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Hale and Mark Langston

Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.83
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.39
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.3
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.54
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.48
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.12
53.12
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.64
63.64
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.25
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.67
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
3.97
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8888
27
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962.2
9
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
13
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2723
8.27
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
0.94
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.67
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289
3.92
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.83
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2464
7.49
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.14
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
42.67
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12562
38.16
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
8.67
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
4.37
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.25
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.75
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
38.67
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11057
33.59
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.67
42.67
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Ray Hale and Mark Langston

Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.62
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.39
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.3
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8888
27
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962.2
9
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.39
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.21
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
1.5
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
2
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
620
1.88
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.19
76.19
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.08
94.08
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Hale and Mark Langston

Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
11
275
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
2754
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
552
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
84
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
66
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.15
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
17.31
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
102
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
96
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
60
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-21.53
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
7.55
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
275
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
228
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.63
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA