Mark Langston vs. Russ Ortiz — Career Comparison

Mark Langston
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Russ Ortiz
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Langston a clear advantage over Russ Ortiz across the core pitching metrics. Mark Langston led in strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 95), walk avoidance (BB%+ 82 vs 68), and run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 99). Russ Ortiz held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 79). Mark Langston was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Langston and Russ Ortiz

Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.39
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.68
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
1.3
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
0.54
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.61
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.48
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.12
53.12
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.94
55.94
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.25
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
3.97
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
4.51
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8888
27
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962.2
9
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2723
8.27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1618
8.77
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
0.94
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
0.97
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289
3.92
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
860
4.66
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2464
7.49
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
6.46
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.235
1.235
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.31
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.14
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.24
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12562
38.16
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7316
39.63
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
4.37
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
4.89
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.42
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.25
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.3
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
0.75
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.75
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11057
33.59
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6278
34.01
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Mark Langston and Russ Ortiz

Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.39
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.68
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
1.3
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8888
27
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962.2
9
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.39
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.57
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
1.5
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.45
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
2
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.05
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
620
1.88
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.02
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.08
94.08
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Langston and Russ Ortiz

Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
2754
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
316
311.84
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
100
600
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
600
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
552
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
507
500.33
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
14
84
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
102.63
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
11
66
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
73.03
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.7
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.91
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.61
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
17.31
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.39
38.87
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
17
102
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
146.05
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
16
96
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
139.14
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
44.41
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
48.36
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
10
60
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
85.86
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
7.55
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.7
39.18
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
34.54
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
228
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
133.22
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
59.21
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.95
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.88
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA