How Bill Long's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Bill Long totaled 518 career Innings Pitched, well below the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1988, posting 174, well above the starting pitcher average of 124.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1991 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 117.5 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 98 in 1989 to 61 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 Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 1 to 174 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Bill Long Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Bill Long Innings Pitched Per Season

Bill Long's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

Bill Long Innings Pitched by Team

Bill Long's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Long career Innings Pitched by team bar chart

Bill Long Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Bill Long's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill Long Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Long's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Long Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Long's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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.
Bill Long Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table