How Sam Long's Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players
Sam Long has posted a career Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings of 5.42, above the relief pitcher average of 4.54 — a level that falls short of typical league production. His strongest Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings season came in 2024, posting 3.59, below the relief pitcher average of 4.33 that year. The highest point came in 2025 at 6.92, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.37 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The figure has moved from 5.8 in 2023 to 3.59 in 2024 and 6.92 in 2025. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 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 Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings
Stats similar to Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings for Sam Long
| Sam Long
Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 5.42 |
| Season Avg. | 5.42 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.42 |
| More Info | See More |
Sam Long Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Per Season
Sam Long's Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 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 Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings by Team
Sam Long's career Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam Long Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Sam Long's career Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 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 Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam Long's seasonal Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 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 Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam Long's MLB career with Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 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.
