Rick Langford vs. Gregg Olson — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gregg Olson
Gen XNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Gregg Olson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gregg Olson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 150 vs 96), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 101). Rick Langford held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 95). Role difference aside, Gregg Olson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Gregg Olson

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.33
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.52
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.91
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.46
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2016
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
8.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.62
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
4.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.55
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
7.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2889
38.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
5.99
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.68
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.72
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
33.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Gregg Olson

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.33
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2016
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.59
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.74
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.66
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Gregg Olson

Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
265
26500
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
74640
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
172.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
165.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA