Sam Langford vs. Brent Mayne — Career Comparison

Sam Langford
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Brent Mayne
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Sam Langford and Brent Mayne are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Langford posted stronger numbers in slugging (.382 vs .348) and batting average (.275 vs .263). Brent Mayne had the advantage in on-base percentage (.341 vs .316). By the career numbers, Sam Langford had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Langford and Brent Mayne

Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
131
145.83
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
187.9
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
539
600
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4084
600
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
551.02
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3614
530.95
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
151.39
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
951
139.72
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
112.43
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
727
106.81
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
22
24.49
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
26.15
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.91
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.18
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.57
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.58
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
38.96
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
32.91
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58.6
65.23
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411.72
60.49
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
210.39
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1259
184.97
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
166
184.79
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1342
197.16
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
67.9
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
52.74
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.45
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
59.21
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
125.79
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
106.37
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65.08
72.45
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438.31
64.39
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.45
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
3.09
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
26
28.94
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
54.36
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.08
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
46.75
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 600 PA
580
85.21
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.83
12.83
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 600 PA
7.04
7.04
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.58
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
6.02
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.58
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 600 PA
119
17.48
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.34
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.64
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.91
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.97
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.24
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
6.61
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
27.27
27.27
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Sam Langford and Brent Mayne

Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
1.16
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
1.01
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26820
27
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8940
9
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6192
6.23
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
0.47
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.05
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6703
6.75
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6658
6.7
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.59
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.33
99.33
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.236
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.74
86.74
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.06
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.05
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brent Mayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
0.66
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Mayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
0.27