Rick Langford vs. John O'Donoghue — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John O'Donoghue
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Rick Langford a clear advantage over John O'Donoghue across the core pitching metrics. Rick Langford led in run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 88), walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 121), and strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 74). Rick Langford was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and John O'Donoghue

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.15
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.64
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.66
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.49
41.49
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
4.07
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2253
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
780
9.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.93
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
3.12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.52
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.848
0.848
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3235
38.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
4.58
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2953
35.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and John O'Donoghue

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.15
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2249
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
749.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.79
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.34
95.34
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.716
0.716
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and John O'Donoghue

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
263
692.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
542.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
92.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.89
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.79
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.97
26.24
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
123.68
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
105.26
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
63.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.38
19.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
176.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
44.74
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.63
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100