Rick Langford vs. Gene Pentz — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gene Pentz
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Pentz 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 80), home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 90). Gene Pentz held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 86). Role difference aside, Rick Langford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Gene Pentz

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.63
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
8.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.66
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
5.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
845
39.82
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.43
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
33.41
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Gene Pentz

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.55
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.26
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
0.442
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Gene Pentz

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
104
3120
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
570
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-29.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
210
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA