Lou Garland vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Lou Garland
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Garland 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 10.26 and 2.640 for Lou Garland. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Garland and Sam Long

Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.78
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
16.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.56
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.16
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
49.68
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.62
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
12.96
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.96
12.96
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
41.58
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.394
0.394
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.68
49.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Lou Garland and Sam Long

Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Garland and Sam Long

Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1400
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
4.86
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-17.94
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA