Rick Langford vs. Willie Sudhoff — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Sudhoff
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Sudhoff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie Sudhoff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 4.01 and 1.351 for Rick Langford. By the career numbers, Willie Sudhoff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Willie Sudhoff

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.44
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.59
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.04
43.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.97
85.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.51
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
3.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6226
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2173
9.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
2.62
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.05
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
2.24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.729
0.729
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8810
38.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
4.95
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8082
35.05
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Willie Sudhoff

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6708
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2236
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.26
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
3.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
3.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.37
93.37
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
20.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Willie Sudhoff

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
196.75
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
924
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
542.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
96.75
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
79.87
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
10.39
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.84
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
16.88
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.92
32.41
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
120.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
138.96
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
50
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
37.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
86.36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.42
32.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
38.31
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
116.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
14.94
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100