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Rick
Langford		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: March 20, 1952 in Usa, VA, FARMVILLE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 24 MIN AL   9 4 4 4 6 7 7 5 5 5
1977 25 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 7 7 5 5 5
1978 26 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 5 5
1979 27 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 7 7 5 5 5
1980 28 MIN AL   9 3 4 4 6 7 6 5 6 5
1981 29 MIN AL   9 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 5 4
1982 30 MIN AL   9 3 4 4 5 6 6 4 5 4
1983 31 MIN AL   9 3 4 3 5 6 6 4 4 4
1984 32 MIN AL   9 3 4 3 5 6 6 4 4 4
1985 33 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 3 4 3 5 6 6 4 4 4
1986 34 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 2 3 3 5 6 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 2 3 3 5 6 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 9 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 6 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1976 24 AAA   10 9 .526 27 27 3 2 0 182.3 222 82 20 54 99 4.05 .302 .349 .439 .788  
1977 25 MIN AL 9 16 .360 31 31 14 1 0 247.7 289 148 27 87 73 5.38 .296 .353 .448 .801 8.2
1978 26 AAA   2 0 1.000 30 0 0 0 5 29.0 29 10 4 7 9 3.10 .266 .310 .394 .705  
1979 27 MIN AL 2 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 1 9.0 12 7 1 3 5 7.00 .316 .366 .474 .840 0.3
1980 28 AAA   2 2 .500 30 0 0 0 1 47.7 43 15 2 13 21 2.83 .254 .308 .320 .627  
1981 29 AAA   1 2 .333 23 0 0 0 0 36.7 37 14 5 8 17 3.44 .270 .310 .453 .763  
1982 30 AAA   2 1 .667 27 0 0 0 0 52.7 46 14 6 14 30 2.39 .236 .287 .354 .641  
1983 31 AAA   1 0 1.000 34 0 0 0 1 57.7 53 26 8 31 26 4.06 .242 .336 .393 .729  
1984 32 AAA   0 0 .000 19 0 0 0 4 22.0 17 6 1 6 12 2.45 .207 .261 .268 .530  
1985 33 MIN AL 2 6 .250 32 0 0 0 2 32.7 37 22 4 8 10 6.06 .289 .331 .461 .792 0.4
    AAA   0 1 .000 20 0 0 0 1 15.0 14 5 0 9 7 3.00 .255 .359 .273 .632  
1986 34 MIN AL 3 6 .333 29 6 1 0 0 96.3 112 55 11 48 29 5.14 .292 .372 .424 .796 2.7
    AAA   0 0 .000 28 0 0 0 1 22.7 35 10 2 12 14 3.97 .365 .435 .563 .998  
1987 35 A   5 2 .714 67 0 0 0 4 58.3 53 17 1 20 35 2.62 .251 .316 .332 .648  
4 Years Sim 16 28 .364 101 37 15 1 3 385.7 450 232 43 146 117 5.41 .295 .357 .444 .800 11.7
9 Years AAA 18 15 .545 238 27 3 2 13 465.6 496 182 48 154 235 3.52 .276 .333 .405 .738  
1 Years A 5 2 .714 67 0 0 0 4 58.3 53 17 1 20 35 2.62 .251 .316 .332 .648  
10 Years Minors 23 17 .575 305 27 3 2 17 524.0 549 199 49 174 270 3.42 .273 .331 .397 .728  
Season Average 4 7 .364 25 9 3 0 0 96.4 112 58 10 36 29 5.41 .295 .357 .444 .800  
Career Highs 9 16 1.000 32 31 14 1 2 247.7 289 148 27 87 73 7.00 .316 .372 .474 .840  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   232 130 25 48 64   .286 .326 .448 .774
vs LH   218 102 18 98 53   .305 .389 .438 .828
Home 10 12 .455 49 17 7 1 0 187.7 201 106 16 67 59 5.08 .276 .338 .404 .742
Away 6 16 .273 52 20 8 0 3 198.0 249 126 27 79 58 5.73 .312 .374 .479 .853
Mar/Apr 3 2 .600 11 4 3 0 2 39.3 46 21 3 15 13 4.81 .309 .372 .409 .781
May 3 4 .429 17 6 2 0 0 55.3 71 44 9 19 17 7.16 .320 .373 .523 .896
June 3 5 .375 24 5 2 0 0 75.0 93 49 8 23 24 5.88 .306 .355 .464 .819
July 3 4 .429 24 5 3 0 1 68.0 79 37 7 15 18 4.90 .288 .325 .423 .749
August 3 3 .500 12 6 3 1 0 64.7 70 35 5 32 20 4.87 .280 .362 .412 .774
Sep/Oct 1 10 .091 13 11 2 0 0 83.3 91 46 11 42 25 4.97 .278 .360 .428 .789
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 25 MIN AL P 31 31 247.7 25 58 2 7 .976 3.02    
1979 27 MIN AL P 9 0 9.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00    
1985 33 MIN AL P 32 0 32.7 3 7 0 1 1.000 2.76    
1986 34 MIN AL P 29 6 96.3 7 20 0 1 1.000 2.52    
Career Totals   101 37 385.7 35 86 2 9 .984 2.82    
Career Highs   32 31 247.7 25 58 2 7 1.000 3.02    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1978 26 MIN AL 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 6 1 3 2 10.80 .318 .400 .545 .945
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 6 1 3 2 10.80 .318 .400 .545 .945
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1977-9-16
 Complete Games
1977-8-14
 Hits Allowed
1977-2-289
 Homeruns Allowed
1977-9-27
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Dave Stieb (986)
  2. Vic Sorrell (985)
  3. Ben McDonald (983)
  4. Paul Splittorff (981)
  5. Doc Medich (979)
  6. Bob Forsch (978)
  7. Jimmie Deshong (978)
  8. Vern Kennedy (976)
  9. Scott Terry (975)
  10. Cotton Pippen (975)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 24th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1976
Injured on 5/30/1976 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Earned first career win on 4/17/1977
Injured on 3/16/1979 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/17/1980 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 6/10/1981 with a Dislocated Finger, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/21/1981 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 3/27/1983 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/15/1987 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Released by Minnesota on 10/3/1987
 
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