Rick Langford vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Waddell posted a stronger line than Rick Langford. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 4.01) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.351). By the career numbers, Rube Waddell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Rube Waddell

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.43
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.51
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
2.51
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Rube Waddell

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Rube Waddell

Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1066
562.53
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
68.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
15.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
22.69
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
122.96
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
116.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
32.19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
73.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.89
19.99
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
158.31
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100