Sid Bream vs. Herman Long — Career Comparison

Sid Bream
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Herman Long
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Sid Bream comes out clearly ahead of Herman Long across most offensive categories. Sid Bream led in walk rate (BB%+ 117 vs 77), slugging (SLG+ 109 vs 78), and home run production (HR/PA+ 127 vs 96). Herman Long held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 130 vs 111). Sid Bream was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Sid Bream and Herman Long

Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1088
184.93
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1875
132.28
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
3530
600
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8505
600
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
3108
528.27
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7678
541.66
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.773
0.773
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
819
139.21
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2129
150.19
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
526
89.41
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599
112.8
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
32.46
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
24.13
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.04
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
6.84
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
15.3
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
6.42
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
49.8
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
37.39
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Herman Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Herman Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Herman Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
447.04
75.98
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1124.02
79.3
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1304
221.64
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2938
207.27
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1177
200.06
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
197.39
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Herman Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Herman Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Herman Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Herman Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Herman Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
351
59.66
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1456
102.72
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
455
77.34
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1055
74.43
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
716
121.7
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2420
170.72
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
445.47
75.72
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1212.14
85.51
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.85
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.02
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
353
60
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
43.17
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.65
Herman Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
76.49
Herman Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
32.59
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
7.84
7.84
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.41
18.41
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
26
4.42
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
11.15
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.46
Herman Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
75
12.75
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
50
8.5
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
37.88
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
6.8
Herman Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
90
15.3
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
37.88
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sid Bream and Herman Long

Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
1.18
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1882
1.02
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
0.99
Herman Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
21962
27
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49722
27
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
7320.2
9
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16574
9
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7437
9.14
Herman Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4450
2.42
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
0.97
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6335
3.44
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.08
Herman Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1096
0.6
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8292
10.19
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11881
6.45
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8223
10.11
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10785
5.86
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Herman Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.78
90.78
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.602
8.602
Herman Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.731
5.731
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.89
83.89
Herman Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
0.76
Herman Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
0.43
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0