Rick Langford vs. Jesse Orosco — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jesse Orosco
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Jesse Orosco 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 86). Jesse Orosco held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Rick Langford.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Jesse Orosco

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1252
8.7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.1
52.1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
3.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
3886
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295.1
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
7.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.79
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
4.04
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
8.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.28
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
5460
37.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
3.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.38
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4735
32.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Jesse Orosco

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
8.69
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
3895
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
1298.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.76
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.43
98.43
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Jesse Orosco

Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1252
9884.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
465.79
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
78.95
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
78.95
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.67
21.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
78.95
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.68
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
55.26
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
26.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
63.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
197.37
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
55.26
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA