Rick Langford vs. Joe Wheeler — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Wheeler
Lost GenerationThrows RightBats RightBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Langford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.351 compared to 5.68 and 1.421 for Joe Wheeler. By the career numbers, Rick Langford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Joe Wheeler

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.01
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.68
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.05
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.842
0.842
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
36.47
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.58
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27.47
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.47
36.47

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Joe Wheeler

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Joe Wheeler

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
300
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-52.13
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA