Rick Langford vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 4.01 and 1.351 for Rick Langford. By the career numbers, Lefty Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Lefty Willis

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
9.48
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
10.07
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.05
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
39.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.76
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
35.53
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Lefty Willis

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4482
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1494
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.19
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.15
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Lefty Willis

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
29
915.79
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
568.42
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA