Bill Hoffer vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hoffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.01 and 1.351 for Rick Langford. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Rick Langford

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
9.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.729
0.729
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Rick Langford

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Rick Langford

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
125.24
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA