Harry Byrd vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Harry Byrd
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the Year
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Byrd 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. Harry Byrd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. By the career numbers, Harry Byrd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Byrd and Sam Long

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.59
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
4.35
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2483
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827.2
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
9.68
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.77
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
3.86
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3675
39.96
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.81
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3279
35.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Harry Byrd and Sam Long

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
4.78
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.22
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.99
22.99
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Byrd and Sam Long

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
385.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
540.21
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
82.47
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
14.48
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
105.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.99
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.87
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
61.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
8.34
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.56
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
123.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
41.24
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.31
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA