Rick Langford vs. James Shields — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Rick Langford a clear advantage over James Shields across the core pitching metrics. Rick Langford led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 70), and run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 88). James Shields held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 86). Rick Langford was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and James Shields

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
4.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581
8.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
2.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.37
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.33
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10993
37.82
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
4.36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10052
34.58
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and James Shields

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.64
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.97
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.72
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.62
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
75.1
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and James Shields

Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
1601.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
553.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
93.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.7
18.31
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
58.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
81.82
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.08
12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
56
218.18
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA