Johnny Allen vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Johnny Allen
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johnny 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. Johnny Allen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. By the career numbers, Johnny Allen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Allen and Sam Long

Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.62
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.35
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.44
65.44
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.47
68.47
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
3.75
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5851
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1950.1
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
8.53
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
8.83
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.48
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
3.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
4.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.927
0.927
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8292
38.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
4.26
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7516
34.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
34.76
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Johnny Allen and Sam Long

Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.72
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.335
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Allen and Sam Long

Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
365
278.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716
547.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
94.78
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
80.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.52
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.75
25.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
117.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
120
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
62.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
48.92
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
108.54
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.88
21.31
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
25.22
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
118.47
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
5.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
27.52
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.11
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA