How Sam Long's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Sam Long has totaled 12 career Starts, near the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — a profile that tracks closely with league norms. His best Starts season came in 2022, posting 6, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2024 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.5 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Starts total has gone from 1 in 2023 to 0 in 2024 and 0 in 2025, falling over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 6 — though the career average has tracked near league norms.
Sam Long Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Sam Long
| Sam Long
Starts | Sam Long
Games Started % |
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| Career | 12 | 7.41 |
| Season Avg. | 2.4 | 7.41 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 12 | 7.41 |
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Sam Long Starts Per Season
Sam 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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Sam Long Starts by Team
Sam Long's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam Long Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Sam 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.
Sam Long Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam 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.
Sam Long Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam 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.
