Rick Langford vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Lee Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Smith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 86), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 101). Rick Langford held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 104). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Lee Smith.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Lee Smith

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Lee Smith

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Lee Smith

Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
8645.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA