Oscar Austin vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Oscar Austin 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 13.5 and 2.500 for Oscar Austin. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Oscar Austin and Sam Long

Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Oscar Austin and Sam Long

Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.88
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Oscar Austin and Sam Long

Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
10.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
24.28
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA