Rick Langford vs. Wayne Simpson — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wayne Simpson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Rick Langford a clear advantage over Wayne Simpson across the core pitching metrics. Rick Langford led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 85). Wayne Simpson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 86). Rick Langford was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Wayne Simpson

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.51
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.73
53.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.7
87.7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
4.37
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
8.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.81
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
4.46
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.52
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2794
39.54
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
4.84
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2418
34.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Wayne Simpson

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.52
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1906
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
635.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
2.07
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.98
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.89
95.89
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
75.1
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.7
87.7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Wayne Simpson

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
123
436.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
543.2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
42.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.05
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.55
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.55
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.49
5.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
46.15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.91
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.55
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24.85
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.75
-20.41
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
319.53
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA