Lefty Bowe vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowe
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Bowe 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. Lefty Bowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.310 compared to 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. By the career numbers, Lefty Bowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Bowe and Sam Long

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
8.83
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
7.9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
7.68
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
39.57
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
33.53
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
34.76
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowe and Sam Long

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.83
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowe and Sam Long

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
564.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
4.86
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-19.45
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-17.94
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA