Ian Anderson vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Ian Anderson
Gen ZNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ian 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. Ian Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 88), strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 87). Sam Long held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 76). Role difference aside, Ian Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ian Anderson and Sam Long

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
8.24
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
8.83
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.99
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.09
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
8.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
7.68
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.54
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1217
38.89
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.67
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
34.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
34.76
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Ian Anderson and Sam Long

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.89
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.814
0.814
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ian Anderson and Sam Long

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
863.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
541.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.27
3.9
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
4.86
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.13
-31.11
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-17.94
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
424.39
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
1.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA