Rick Langford vs. Paul Shuey — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Paul Shuey
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Paul Shuey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Paul Shuey led in home run suppression (HR9+ 142 vs 96), strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 133 vs 112). Rick Langford held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 85). Role difference aside, Paul Shuey holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Paul Shuey

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
8.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.76
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.64
61.64
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.87
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1590
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
8
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
4.7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.54
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
9.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.572
1.572
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2309
39.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1983
33.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Paul Shuey

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
8.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1590
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.97
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.88
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.69
95.69
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Paul Shuey

Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
265
26500
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
476
40800
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-4.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Shuey
Career
Per 600 PA