Rick Langford vs. Braden Looper — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Braden Looper 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 67), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 88). Role difference aside, Rick Langford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Braden Looper

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.55
52.55
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
4.15
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
9.48
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
9.51
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.01
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
2.85
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
5.12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.886
0.886
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.31
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5067
38.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.41
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
4.55
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.99
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4568
34.96
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Braden Looper

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.65
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.18
98.18
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Braden Looper

Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
1794.71
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
491.63
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
105.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.72
30.99
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
126.87
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
134.8
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
39.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
87.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
34.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
166.52
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
79.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA