Maurice Busby vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Maurice Busby
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Maurice Busby 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 10.13 and 2.063 for Maurice Busby. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Maurice Busby and Sam Long

Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.69
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.13
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.66
12.66
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
49.78
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.66
12.66
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.063
2.063
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
43.03
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.78
49.78
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Maurice Busby and Sam Long

Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.69
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.38
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.38
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Maurice Busby and Sam Long

Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
279.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
720
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
309.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA