Lefty Boone vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Lefty Boone
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Boone 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 5.87 and 1.638 for Lefty Boone. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Boone and Sam Long

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.87
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
9.13
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.61
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.93
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
7.68
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
41.8
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7.3
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
35.15
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Lefty Boone and Sam Long

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Boone and Sam Long

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
362.07
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
537.93
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
14
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
2.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA