John Briggs vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

John Briggs
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

John 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. Sam Long posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 5 and 1.557 for John Briggs. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Briggs and Sam Long

John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
3.21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.2
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
9.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
4.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.35
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
39.88
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
5.49
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.545
1.545
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
35.15
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for John Briggs and Sam Long

John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
3.2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.92
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.52
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.32
90.32
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.475
0.475
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Briggs and Sam Long

John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
59
694.12
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
117.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
26.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
152.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
117.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
117.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
23.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA