Odell Jones vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Odell Jones
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Odell Jones 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 107), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 84). Odell Jones held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 86). Role difference aside, Rick Langford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Odell Jones and Rick Langford

Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.39
22.39
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1648
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
549.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
9.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
9.48
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.92
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
3.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.52
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
5.54
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2392
39.19
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
4.98
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2109
34.55
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Odell Jones and Rick Langford

Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1648
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
549.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.93
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.44
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.32
94.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.39
22.39
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Odell Jones and Rick Langford

Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
201
2804.65
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
544.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.98
13.71
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
97.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.5
6.99
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
209.3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
2.87
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA