Bob Apodaca vs. Bill Long — Career Comparison

Bob Apodaca
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Long
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Apodaca as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Apodaca led in run prevention (ERA+ 148 vs 101), strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 71), and home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 95). Bill Long held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 176 vs 110). Role difference aside, Bob Apodaca holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Apodaca and Bill Long

Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.58
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
2.76
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.9
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.62
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.86
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.37
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1084
27
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
361.1
9
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
7.77
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9.86
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.55
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.09
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.26
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.43
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.02
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
4.91
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
4.29
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1505
37.49
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2216
38.45
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.69
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.73
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.44
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
4.79
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.82
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.27
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.7
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.78
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1324
32.98
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2023
35.1
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.49
37.49
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Bob Apodaca and Bill Long

Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.58
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
2.76
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.9
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1084
27
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
361.1
9
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.72
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.37
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.52
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.1
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.42
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.03
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
0.527
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Apodaca and Bill Long

Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
1647.76
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
15900
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
25.98
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
21.54
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-22.96
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
152.24
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Apodaca
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA