Sheriff Blake vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Sheriff Blake
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sheriff Blake 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. Sheriff Blake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.547 compared to 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. By the career numbers, Sheriff Blake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sheriff Blake and Sam Long

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
1.69
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.48
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.57
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
4.13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4860
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1766
9.81
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
4.11
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
3.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7149
39.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.87
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
35.44
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Sheriff Blake and Sam Long

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.23
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sheriff Blake and Sam Long

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
308.97
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
556.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
117.61
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
111.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.79
27.7
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
124.58
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
133.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
45.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.9
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
75.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.55
32.44
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.95
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
90.7
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
6.62
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
27.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA