Rick Langford vs. Jim Lehew — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Lehew
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Lehew as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Lehew posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.54 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 4.01 and 1.351 for Rick Langford. By the career numbers, Jim Lehew had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Jim Lehew

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
2.51
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.05
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.729
0.729
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
35.49
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
33.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.49
35.49

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Jim Lehew

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.86
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Jim Lehew

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4800
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA