Luke Archer vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Luke Archer
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luke Archer 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. Luke Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.509 compared to 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. By the career numbers, Luke Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Archer and Sam Long

Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.49
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.99
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.47
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.97
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
1.049
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
43.07
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
37.77
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.07
43.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Luke Archer and Sam Long

Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.73
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Archer and Sam Long

Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
13.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
4.92
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA