Wally Bunker vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Wally Bunker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wally Bunker 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. Wally Bunker led in run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 91), walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 101), and home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 88). Sam Long held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 82 vs 82). Role difference aside, Wally Bunker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Wally Bunker and Sam Long

Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.79
73.79
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.28
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
3.51
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3256
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085.1
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
8.09
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
8.83
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.94
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.77
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
4.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4472
37.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
3.92
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4115
34.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
34.76
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Wally Bunker and Sam Long

Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3256
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085.1
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.58
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.48
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
2.13
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
2.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.89
96.89
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.79
73.79
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wally Bunker and Sam Long

Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
321.76
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
514.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
48.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
35.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.44
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.44
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.89
12.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
60.62
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
104.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
26.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
57.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.44
-2.23
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
55.96
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
145
225.39
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
29.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA