Rick Langford vs. Walt Woods — Career Comparison

Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Walt Woods
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Langford built a career as a starting pitcher and Walt Woods as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walt Woods posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 4.01 and 1.351 for Rick Langford. By the career numbers, Walt Woods had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Langford and Walt Woods

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.57
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.2
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.96
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.58
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.63
79.63
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.51
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.78
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
404.1
9
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
9.48
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
9.99
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
2.51
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.16
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.05
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.07
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.729
0.729
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6329
38.2
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
38.26
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
5.23
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5796
34.99
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
35.73
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Rick Langford and Walt Woods

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.28
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1956
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.88
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.69
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.17
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.8
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.06
91.06
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.957
2.957
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Langford and Walt Woods

Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
91
179.02
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
552.79
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
90.49
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
82.62
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.87
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.8
25.18
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
104.26
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
120
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
60.98
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
43.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
102.3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.35
22.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
43.28
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.86
13.86
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.74
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.74
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100