Vet Barnes vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Vet Barnes
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vet Barnes 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. Vet Barnes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.127 compared to 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. By the career numbers, Vet Barnes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vet Barnes and Sam Long

Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.82
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.2
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
8.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
8.83
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
7.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.057
1.057
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
36.65
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.64
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.127
1.127
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
33.72
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
34.76
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.65
36.65
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Vet Barnes and Sam Long

Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.82
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.2
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.24
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vet Barnes and Sam Long

Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
27
284.21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
547.37
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
147.37
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
73.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
73.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.07
74.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
242.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
178.95
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
252.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
76.89
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA