Rick Langford vs. Ken Ryan — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ryan
Gen XRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ryan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Ryan led in home run suppression (HR9+ 354 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 162 vs 112), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 130 vs 101). Rick Langford held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 93). Role difference aside, Ken Ryan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Ken Ryan

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.95
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.91
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
8.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
5.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.82
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
7.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
39.85
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.41
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.85
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
33.55
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Ken Ryan

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.66
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.36
96.36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Ken Ryan

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
240
16000
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
7.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-8.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA