Tony Brizzolara vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Tony Brizzolara
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tony Brizzolara 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 5.06 and 1.545 for Tony Brizzolara. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Brizzolara and Sam Long

Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.53
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.32
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.2
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
10.8
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.69
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.99
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
40.61
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
5.74
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
36.42
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.61
40.61
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Tony Brizzolara and Sam Long

Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.53
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.32
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.2
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.03
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.84
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.78
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Brizzolara and Sam Long

Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
44
550
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
525
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.98
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
4.86
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.94
-36.7
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-17.94
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
200
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA