Rick Langford vs. Jon Lester — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Rick Langford a clear advantage over Jon Lester across the core pitching metrics. Rick Langford led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 96). Jon Lester held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 86). Rick Langford was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Jon Lester

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
3.66
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
2.93
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Jon Lester

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.87
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
75.1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Jon Lester

Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
649.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
519.15
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
59.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
39.72
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.18
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.86
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.43
17.63
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
90.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
89.36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
38.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
76.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.76
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
162
229.79
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
2.61
2.61
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100