Rick Langford vs. Ron Piche — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Piche
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Piche as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Langford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.351 compared to 4.19 and 1.627 for Ron Piche. By the career numbers, Rick Langford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Ron Piche

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.64
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.19
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.85
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
6.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.7
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
35.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Ron Piche

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.88
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.44
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.33
98.33
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Ron Piche

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
136
1736.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
536.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
1.46
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-35.7
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
26
331.91
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA