Rob Bell vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Rob Bell
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rob Bell 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 86), home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 87 vs 82). Rob Bell held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 82). Role difference aside, Sam Long holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rob Bell and Sam Long

Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.98
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.49
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.89
47.89
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.52
71.52
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
5.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2058
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
757
9.93
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.64
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.28
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
3.78
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
5.52
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.034
1.034
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3062
40.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
6.1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.33
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.523
1.523
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2711
35.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Rob Bell and Sam Long

Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.98
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2058
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.89
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.8
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
95.8
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.907
0.907
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.52
71.52
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Bell and Sam Long

Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
151
1332.35
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
529.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.47
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
7.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
70.59
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.94
-17.08
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
34
300
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA