Jack Gilligan vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Jack Gilligan
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Gilligan 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. Jack Gilligan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.636 compared to 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. By the career numbers, Jack Gilligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Gilligan and Sam Long

Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.73
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.34
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.58
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
39.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.78
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
33.93
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
34.76
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Jack Gilligan and Sam Long

Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.74
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.34
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.14
82.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.917
1.917
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Gilligan and Sam Long

Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
288
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
576
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
14.37
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
8.13
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Jack Gilligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Gilligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA