What years did Rick Langford play?

Rick Langford played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1986.

Was Rick Langford a pitcher?

Yes. Rick Langford pitched in the major leagues, recording 73 wins and 671 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rick Langford hit?

Rick Langford hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Rick Langford

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1976-1986)

W–L 73–106

ERA 4.01

WHIP 1.33

SO 671

Pitcher PIV -7841.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 3/20/1952 in Farmville, VA, USA
MLB Debut: 1976-06-13
Last Game: 1986-07-13

Full name: James Rick Langford

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
73	106	260	196	85	10	0	1491.0	1,570	664	160	416	671	4.01	-7841.3

Career ERA 4.01 vs. league average 3.83 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1976	PIT	NL	0	1	12	1	0	0	23.0	27	16	14	17	6.26	3.51 (-78%)	-343.1
1977	OAK	AL	8	19	37	31	6	1	208.3	223	93	73	141	4.02	4.00 (avg)	2231.7
1978	OAK	AL	7	13	37	24	4	2	175.7	169	67	56	92	3.43	3.69 (+7%)	145.2
1979	OAK	AL	12	16	34	29	14	1	218.7	233	104	57	101	4.28	4.00 (-7%)	278.9
1980	OAK	AL	19	12	35	33	28	2	290.0	276	105	64	102	3.26	3.84 (+15%)	-1301.5
1981	OAK	AL	12	10	24	24	18	2	195.3	190	65	58	84	2.99	3.58 (+16%)	-123.4
1982	OAK	AL	11	16	32	31	15	2	237.3	265	111	49	79	4.21	3.86 (-9%)	-3798.3
1983	OAK	AL	0	4	7	7	0	0	20.0	43	27	10	2	12.15	3.87 (-214%)	-1541.3
1984	OAK	AL	0	0	3	2	0	0	8.7	15	8	2	2	8.31	—	0.0
1985	OAK	AL	3	5	23	3	0	0	59.0	60	23	15	21	3.51	3.89 (+10%)	-891.5
1986	OAK	AL	1	10	16	11	0	0	55.0	69	45	18	30	7.36	3.97 (-85%)	-2498.0
Career · 11 seasons			73	106	260	196	85	10	1,491.0	1,570	664	416	671	4.01	—	-7,841

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
265	6	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.333	.500	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 35.9% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 48.7% below league average.

Career SLG .333 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 13.8% below league average.

Career OPS .500 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 29.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1976	PIT	NL	12	5	1	1	1	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	OAK	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	OAK	AL	40	0	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	OAK	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	OAK	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	OAK	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	OAK	AL	33	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	OAK	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	OAK	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	OAK	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	OAK	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			265	6	3	1	1	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1981	AWDIV	OAK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	1	1	0	7.3	10	1	0	3	1.23

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1981	AWDIV	OAK	1	0	1	1	0	7.3	10	1	0	3	1.23

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	119	5	2	1	0	0	.200
Away	146	1	1	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	117	732.2	745	301	196	299	3.70
Away	143	758.1	825	363	220	372	4.31

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1986-07-13	OAK	TOR	—	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
1986-07-10	OAK	TOR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1986-07-08	OAK	BOS	L	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	0
1986-07-01	OAK	CLE	L	2.0	4	5	5	1	0	2
1986-06-26	OAK	KCR	L	1.0	8	8	8	1	2	1
1986-06-21	OAK	TEX	L	7.0	9	3	3	0	4	2
1986-06-16	OAK	KCR	—	6.1	4	1	1	0	4	0
1986-06-11	OAK	CLE	L	4.2	6	4	4	0	1	2
1986-06-06	OAK	CHW	L	3.0	4	4	1	1	2	0
1986-06-04	OAK	DET	—	3.2	1	1	1	0	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
P	260	196	145	211	6	17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1976	PIT	P	12	1	2	4	0	1
1977	OAK	P	37	31	23	29	0	3
1978	OAK	P	37	24	27	23	0	2
1979	OAK	P	34	29	26	36	0	3
1980	OAK	P	35	33	28	45	1	1
1981	OAK	P	24	24	16	23	3	3
1982	OAK	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1982	OAK	P	32	31	15	39	2	3
1983	OAK	P	7	7	1	2	0	0
1984	OAK	P	3	2	0	0	0	0
1985	OAK	P	23	3	2	9	0	1
1986	OAK	P	16	11	5	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	260
Left Field	1
Center Field	1

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1979	Pitcher of the Month	August

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	OAK	AL	$500,000
1985	OAK	AL	$608,333
Total Career Earnings			$1,108,333

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
State College of Florida - Manatee-Sarasota	Bradenton	FL	1971, 1972
Florida State University	Tallahassee	FL	1973

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rick Langford

What years did Rick Langford play?: Rick Langford played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1986.
Was Rick Langford a pitcher?: Yes. Rick Langford pitched in the major leagues, recording 73 wins and 671 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rick Langford hit?: Rick Langford hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.