Rick Langford vs. James Paxton — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
James Paxton
MillenialCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give James Paxton a clear advantage over Rick Langford across the core pitching metrics. James Paxton led in home run suppression (HR9+ 149 vs 96), strikeout rate (K%+ 123 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 136 vs 101). Rick Langford held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 112). James Paxton was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and James Paxton

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2853
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
8.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.05
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
9.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3978
37.65
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.7
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3613
34.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and James Paxton

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2853
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.77
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.36
91.36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
75.1
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and James Paxton

Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
177
5900
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
400
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.56
-18.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA