Rick Langford vs. Mario Soto — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mario Soto
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Rick Langford a clear advantage over Mario Soto across the core pitching metrics. Rick Langford led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 91), home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 72), and run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 105). Mario Soto held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 138 vs 86). Rick Langford was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Mario Soto

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.52
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.08
52.08
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.42
75.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.37
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
3.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5191
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1730.1
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
7.26
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.89
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
3.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
7.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.19
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7147
37.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.81
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6336
32.96
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Mario Soto

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5191
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1730.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.49
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.06
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
1.66
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.55
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.13
93.13
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.003
1.003
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
75.1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.76
75.76
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Mario Soto

Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
301.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
527.36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
69.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
12.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.93
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.8
13.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
87.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
82.59
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
31.84
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
23.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
54.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
1.64
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.95
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
165.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.71
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.99
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA