Fred Applegate vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Fred Applegate
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Applegate 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 6.43 and 1.762 for Fred Applegate. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Applegate and Sam Long

Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.43
12.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
5.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
41.57
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
37.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.57
41.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Fred Applegate and Sam Long

Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.667
2.667
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Applegate and Sam Long

Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
39.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
53.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA