Lyle Bigbee vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Lyle Bigbee
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lyle Bigbee 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 6.96 and 1.868 for Lyle Bigbee. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lyle Bigbee and Sam Long

Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.89
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.76
11.76
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.96
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
11.89
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.89
11.89
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.92
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
40.58
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.7
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
7.3
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
35.66
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Lyle Bigbee and Sam Long

Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.367
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lyle Bigbee and Sam Long

Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
43
293.18
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
525
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
95.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
75
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.29
42.87
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
129.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
163.64
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.39
43.59
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
61.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
6.77
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA