Ray Boyd vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Ray Boyd
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Boyd 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. Ray Boyd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. By the career numbers, Ray Boyd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Boyd and Sam Long

Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.54
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.93
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
8.83
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
38.57
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
34.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
34.76
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Ray Boyd and Sam Long

Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
6.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
12.86
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
10.93
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Boyd and Sam Long

Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
485.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
17.47
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
18.96
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA