Rick Langford vs. Bob Welch — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Welch
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Rick Langford a clear advantage over Bob Welch across the core pitching metrics. Rick Langford led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 106), home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 90). Rick Langford was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Bob Welch

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.61
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.1
59.1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.18
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
3.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9276
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3092
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
8.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
3.01
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1969
5.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.23
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12956
37.71
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
4.5
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1310
3.81
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.36
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.24
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.61
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11638
33.88
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Bob Welch

Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
1.48
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.18
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9279
27
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3093
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
0.71
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.15
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
1.93
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
1.85
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
75.1
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.12
91.12
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Bob Welch

Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
467.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
522.75
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
79.04
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
70.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.98
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.24
17.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
92.51
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
101.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
23.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
26.95
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
48.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.96
10.74
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.69
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.76
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
153.59
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
52.99
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.59
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0