Ralph Birkofer vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Ralph Birkofer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Birkofer 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. Ralph Birkofer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. By the career numbers, Ralph Birkofer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Sam Long

Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.18
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.46
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
10.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2420
40.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
5.23
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
36.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Sam Long

Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.92
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.705
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Sam Long

Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
134
377.46
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
583.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
140.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
118.31
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.54
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.12
39.79
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
166.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.97
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.99
45.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
109.86
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA