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Rick Langford
James Rick Langford
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 20, 1952 in Farmville, VA
Schools: Florida State University
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1973. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 13, 1976
Final Game: July 13, 1986
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1976 24 PIT NL 0 1 .000 6.26 12 1 5 0 0 0 23.0 27 17 16 2 14 0 17 0 1 0 105 55 1.783 10.6 0.8 5.5 6.7 1.21
1977 25 OAK AL 8 19 .296 4.02 37 31 2 6 1 0 208.1 223 107 93 18 73 3 141 2 1 4 901 99 1.421 9.6 0.8 3.2 6.1 1.93
1978 26 OAK AL 7 13 .350 3.43 37 24 5 4 2 0 175.2 169 77 67 15 56 8 92 3 0 2 740 106 1.281 8.7 0.8 2.9 4.7 1.64
1979 27 OAK AL 12 16 .429 4.28 34 29 0 14 1 0 218.2 233 114 104 22 57 6 101 4 1 16 934 95 1.326 9.6 0.9 2.3 4.2 1.77
1980 28 OAK AL 19 12 .613 3.26 35 33 2 28 2 0 290.0 276 119 105 29 64 6 102 1 1 7 1166 115 1.172 8.6 0.9 2.0 3.2 1.59
1981 29 OAK AL 12 10 .545 2.99 24 24 0 18 2 0 195.1 190 81 65 14 58 2 84 3 0 1 823 116 1.270 8.8 0.6 2.7 3.9 1.45
1982 30 OAK AL 11 16 .407 4.21 32 31 1 15 2 0 237.1 265 121 111 33 49 1 79 2 0 4 1006 92 1.323 10.0 1.3 1.9 3.0 1.61
1983 31 OAK AL 0 4 .000 12.15 7 7 0 0 0 0 20.0 43 28 27 4 10 1 2 2 0 0 112 32 2.650 19.4 1.8 4.5 0.9 0.20
1984 32 OAK AL 0 0 8.31 3 2 1 0 0 0 8.2 15 8 8 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 43 45 1.962 15.6 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.00
1985 33 OAK AL 3 5 .375 3.51 23 3 7 0 0 0 59.0 60 24 23 8 15 2 21 0 0 2 247 109 1.271 9.2 1.2 2.3 3.2 1.40
1986 34 OAK AL 1 10 .091 7.36 16 11 1 0 0 0 55.0 69 49 45 13 18 0 30 1 0 2 251 52 1.582 11.3 2.1 2.9 4.9 1.67
11 Seasons 73 106 .408 4.01 260 196 24 85 10 0 1491.0 1570 745 664 160 416 29 671 18 4 38 6328 95 1.332 9.5 1.0 2.5 4.1 1.61
162 Game Avg. 11 16 .408 4.01 39 29 4 13 1 0 222 234 111 99 24 62 4 100 3 1 6 944 95 1.332 9.5 1.0 2.5 4.1 1.61
OAK (10 yrs) 73 105 .410 3.97 248 195 19 85 10 0 1468.0 1543 728 648 158 402 29 654 18 3 38 6223 96 1.325 9.5 1.0 2.5 4.0 1.63
PIT (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.26 12 1 5 0 0 0 23.0 27 17 16 2 14 0 17 0 1 0 105 55 1.783 10.6 0.8 5.5 6.7 1.21
AL (10 yrs) 73 105 .410 3.97 248 195 19 85 10 0 1468.0 1543 728 648 158 402 29 654 18 3 38 6223 96 1.325 9.5 1.0 2.5 4.0 1.63
NL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.26 12 1 5 0 0 0 23.0 27 17 16 2 14 0 17 0 1 0 105 55 1.783 10.6 0.8 5.5 6.7 1.21

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1981 29 OAK AL ALDS W KCR 1 0 1.000 1.23 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.1 10 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 30 1.364 12.3 0.0 0.0 3.7
1 ALDS 1 0 1.000 1.23 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.1 10 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 30 1.364 12.3 0.0 0.0 3.7

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1976 24 PIT NL 12 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .400 .600 68 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 26 OAK AL 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 30 OAK AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/87
1986 34 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 18 6 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .333 .500 39 2 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 54 54 27 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 .167 .167 .333 .500 39 18 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (10 yrs) 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 12 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .400 .600 68 2 0 0 0 0 0
AL (10 yrs) 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (1 yr) 12 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .400 .600 68 2 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1976 PIT NL 24 P 12 1 23.0 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 2.35 0.50 .950 1.88 0.72
1977 OAK AL 25 P 37 31 208.1 52 23 29 0 3 1.000 2.25 1.41 .944 1.95 0.84
1978 OAK AL 26 P 37 24 175.2 50 27 23 0 2 1.000 2.56 1.35 .952 1.90 0.85
1979 OAK AL 27 P 34 29 218.2 62 26 36 0 3 1.000 2.55 1.82 .947 1.92 0.81
1980 OAK AL 28 P 35 33 290.0 74 28 45 1 1 .986 2.27 2.09 .955 1.85 0.77
1981 OAK AL 29 P 24 24 195.1 42 16 23 3 3 .929 1.80 1.63 .964 1.98 0.81
1982 OAK AL 30 P 32 31 237.1 56 15 39 2 3 .964 2.05 1.69 .957 1.80 0.73
1982 OAK AL 30 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.50
1982 OAK AL 30 LF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.90
1982 OAK AL 30 OF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.40 2.20
1983 OAK AL 31 P 7 7 20.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.35 0.43 .967 1.80 0.73
1984 OAK AL 32 P 3 2 8.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.77 0.70
1985 OAK AL 33 P 23 3 59.0 11 2 9 0 1 1.000 1.68 0.48 .955 1.86 0.70
1986 OAK AL 34 P 16 11 55.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.98 0.38 .950 1.83 0.68
11 Seasons P 260 196 1491.0 362 145 211 6 17 .983 2.15 1.37 .953 1.89 0.78
1 Season CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.50
1 Season LF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.90
1 Season OF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.40 2.20
11 Seasons TOT 261 196 1494.0 363 146 211 6 17 .983 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.15 1.37 .937 1.89 0.78

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1980 AL--3.259--9th

Wins s c a p y
1980 AL--19--6th
1981 AL--12--7th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1980 AL--1.172--4th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1980 AL--1.986--5th
1982 AL--1.858--5th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1977 AL--6.091--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1980 AL--290.0--1st
1981 AL--195.3--3rd

Games Started s c a p y
1981 AL--24--5th

Complete Games s c a p y
1979 AL--14--9th
1980 AL--28--1st
1981 AL--18--1st
1982 AL--15--3rd

Shutouts s c a p y
1980 AL--2--10th
1981 AL--2--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1980 AL--29--2nd
1981 AL--14--6th
1982 AL--33--3rd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1981 AL--58--8th

Hits s c a p y
1980 AL--276--2nd
1981 AL--190--2nd
1982 AL--265--3rd

Losses s c a p y
1977 AL--19--1st
1979 AL--16--4th
1981 AL--10--8th
1982 AL--16--4th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1980 AL--105--10th
1982 AL--111--7th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1979 AL--16--1st

Batters Faced s c a p y
1980 AL--1166--3rd
1981 AL--823--2nd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 7 (327), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 33 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 8 (1036), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1352), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

January 13, 1971: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the 1971 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 36th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 17, 1973: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

March 15, 1977: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Tony Armas, Doug Bair, Dave Giusti, Doc Medich and Mitchell Page to the Oakland Athletics for Chris Batton, Phil Garner and Tommy Helms.

July 18, 1986: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Oakland Athletics$608,333
1986Oakland Athletics$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,108,333
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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