Kurt Ainsworth vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Kurt Ainsworth
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kurt Ainsworth built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Long posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 5.19 and 1.555 for Kurt Ainsworth. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Sam Long

Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.06
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.56
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
6.39
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.192
1.192
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
40.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.54
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.78
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
34.82
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Sam Long

Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.06
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.56
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Sam Long

Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.23
4.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
4.86
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-22.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-17.94
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA