How Sam Long's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Sam Long has posted a career ERA of 4.65, above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a level that falls short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 2024, posting 3.16, below the relief pitcher average of 3.85 that year. The highest point came in 2023 at 5.6, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.06 that year. The ERA has trended upward over recent seasons. The figure has moved from 5.6 in 2023 to 3.16 in 2024 and 5.36 in 2025. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average has fallen below league norms across 5 seasons.
Sam Long Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Sam Long
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ERA | Sam Long
Component ERA | Sam Long
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.65 | 4.44 | 4.52 |
| Season Avg. | 4.65 | 4.44 | 4.52 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.65 | 4.44 | 4.52 |
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Sam Long ERA Per Season
Sam Long's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Sam Long ERA by Team
Sam Long's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam Long ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Sam Long's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Sam Long ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam Long's seasonal ERA 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.
Sam Long ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam Long's MLB career with ERA 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.
