Bob Anderson vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Bob Anderson
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Anderson 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. Bob Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 88), strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 87). Sam Long held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bob Anderson.

Pitching Stats for Bob Anderson and Sam Long

Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.26
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2522
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840.2
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
9.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.42
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
5.37
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.977
0.977
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.32
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3634
38.9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
4.82
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
35.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Bob Anderson and Sam Long

Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.64
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.77
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Anderson and Sam Long

Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
540.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
538.69
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
72.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.34
18.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
94.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
98.54
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
6.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.9
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
234.31
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA