Scott Atchison vs. Bill Long — Career Comparison

Scott Atchison
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Long
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Atchison as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Atchison led in home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 95), run prevention (ERA+ 136 vs 101), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 100). Bill Long held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 176 vs 157). Role difference aside, Scott Atchison holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Atchison and Bill Long

Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
7.74
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
2.76
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.9
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.47
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.71
60.71
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.63
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.37
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
27
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
346.2
9
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
8.49
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9.86
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.91
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.09
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.31
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.43
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
6.57
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
4.29
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.987
0.987
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.55
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1427
37.05
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2216
38.45
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.58
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.73
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.02
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
4.79
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.93
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.78
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
33.98
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2023
35.1
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Scott Atchison and Bill Long

Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
7.74
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
2.76
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.9
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
27
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
346.2
9
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.86
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.53
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.37
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.47
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.1
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.39
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.03
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.69
96.69
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Atchison and Bill Long

Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
90000
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
159
15900
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
2.15
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.23
-22.96
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA