Rick Langford vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Ford Smith posted a stronger line than Rick Langford. Ford Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.37 vs 4.01) and WHIP (1.115 vs 1.351). By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Ford Smith

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.89
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.51
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
2.62
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Ford Smith

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.93
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.84
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Ford Smith

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
547.67
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
31.4
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.37
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
177.91
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
80.23
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
177.91
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA