Rudy Arias vs. Bill Long — Career Comparison

Rudy Arias
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Long
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Arias as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rudy Arias posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.727 compared to 4.37 and 1.386 for Bill Long. By the career numbers, Rudy Arias had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arias and Bill Long

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
2.76
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.9
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.47
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.09
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.37
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
9.86
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.09
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.43
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.73
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
4.29
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
40.91
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2216
38.45
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.73
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.7
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
4.79
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.78
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.61
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2023
35.1
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arias and Bill Long

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
2.76
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.9
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.37
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.1
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.03
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.69
96.69
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arias and Bill Long

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
34
5100
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
15900
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
2.15
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.23
-22.96
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA