Shane Bieber vs. Joey Long — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Joey Long
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Bieber built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shane Bieber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.112 compared to 8.18 and 2.364 for Joey Long. By the career numbers, Shane Bieber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Joey Long

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.18
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
13.91
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.91
13.91
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
49.09
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.05
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
40.91
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Joey Long

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.57
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Joey Long

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-17.54
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA