How Bill Long's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Bill Long totaled 9 career Saves, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Saves season came in 1990, posting 5, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1985 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 1 in 1989 to 5 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 Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 5 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bill Long Lifetime Saves

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Bill Long Saves Per Season

Bill Long's Saves 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 Saves per season line chart

Bill Long Saves by Team

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

Bill Long Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

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

Bill Long Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Bill Long Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Long's MLB career with Saves 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 Saves season-by-season breakdown table