How Sam Long's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Sam Long has totaled 4 career Saves, well below the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Saves season came in 2023, posting 2, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2021 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.5 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Saves total has gone from 2 in 2023 to 1 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 Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 2 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.

Sam Long Lifetime Saves

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Sam Long Saves Per Season

Sam 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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Sam Long Saves per season line chart

Sam Long Saves by Team

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

Sam Long Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Sam 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.
Sam Long Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Sam Long Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sam 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.
Sam Long Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sam Long Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sam 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.
Sam Long Saves season-by-season breakdown table