Ken Gables vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Ken Gables
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Gables 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 4.69 and 1.473 for Ken Gables. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Gables and Sam Long

Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.33
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.1
37.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.69
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
9.58
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.68
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1066
40.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
5.07
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
36.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Ken Gables and Sam Long

Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.597
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Gables and Sam Long

Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
19.78
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
9.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.31
5.31
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA