Roy Branch vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Roy Branch
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Branch 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 7.94 and 1.765 for Roy Branch. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Branch and Sam Long

Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.28
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.56
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.76
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.147
1.147
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.77
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
41.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.74
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
34.94
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Roy Branch and Sam Long

Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Branch and Sam Long

Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
4.86
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-17.94
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA