How Bill Long's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players
Bill Long totaled 42 career Games Finished, well above the starting pitcher average of 24.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Finished season came in 1990, posting 21, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1985 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 3 in 1989 to 21 in 1990 and 1 in 1991, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 1 to 21 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Bill Long Lifetime Games Finished
Stats similar to Games Finished for Bill Long
| Bill Long
Games Finished |
|---|
| Career | 42 |
| Season Avg. | 7 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 42.79 |
| More Info | See More |
Bill Long Games Finished Per Season
Bill Long's Games Finished for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Long Games Finished by Team
Bill Long's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Long Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression
A running total of Bill Long's career Games Finished, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Bill Long Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill Long's seasonal Games Finished alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bill Long Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill Long's MLB career with Games Finished alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
