Buttons Briggs vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buttons Briggs 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. Buttons Briggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. By the career numbers, Buttons Briggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buttons Briggs and Sam Long

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.49
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.35
48.35
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
3.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
9.25
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.49
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.56
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
38.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
5.02
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285
34.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
34.76
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Buttons Briggs and Sam Long

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.22
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.906
1.906
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.17
47.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buttons Briggs and Sam Long

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
555.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
82.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
72
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
21.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
101.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
114.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
15.54
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
113.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA