Rick Langford vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Rowe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Rowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 4.01 and 1.351 for Rick Langford. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Ken Rowe

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
9.48
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.729
0.729
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Ken Rowe

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.79
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Ken Rowe

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA