Rick Langford vs. Russ Swan — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Russ Swan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Russ Swan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Langford led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 103), strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 59), and run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 99). Russ Swan held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 96). Role difference aside, Rick Langford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Russ Swan

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
5.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.64
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.74
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.9
11.9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.37
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.83
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
266.2
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
9.48
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
9.52
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.61
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.05
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.65
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1183
39.93
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.52
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.47
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.68
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.67
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.523
1.523
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
34.59
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.93
39.93

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Russ Swan

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
5.67
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
266.2
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.89
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.43
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.9
11.9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Russ Swan

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
26500
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
33600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA