How Bill Long's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Bill Long totaled 52 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1987, posting 23, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1990 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 8 in 1989 to 0 in 1990 and 0 in 1991, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 23 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Bill Long Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Bill Long
| Bill Long
Starts | Bill Long
Games Started % |
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| Career | 52 | 32.7 |
| Season Avg. | 8.67 | 32.7 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 52.98 | 32.7 |
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Bill Long Starts Per Season
Bill Long's Starts 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 Starts by Team
Bill Long's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Long Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Bill Long's career Starts, 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 Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill Long's seasonal Starts 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 Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill Long's MLB career with Starts 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.
