Rick Langford vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 4.01 and 1.351 for Rick Langford. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Fred Smith

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.07
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.51
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.83
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.05
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.65
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.729
0.729
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
38.49
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.88
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
35.24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Fred Smith

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.07
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Fred Smith

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
560
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
57.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
31.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
35.56
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
34.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
48.89
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
30.64
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100