Hosea Allen vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Hosea Allen
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightNorth AmericaJacksonville Red CapsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hosea Allen 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 7.13 and 1.648 for Hosea Allen. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hosea Allen and Sam Long

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.13
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
11.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.34
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
43.51
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.26
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
38.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.51
43.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Hosea Allen and Sam Long

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.8
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.52
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hosea Allen and Sam Long

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
348.39
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
541.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
65.96
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
74.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA