Hal Goldsmith vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Hal Goldsmith
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hal Goldsmith 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. Hal Goldsmith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.573 compared to 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. By the career numbers, Hal Goldsmith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Goldsmith and Sam Long

Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.55
42.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
11.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.46
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.465
0.465
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
40.18
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
37.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Hal Goldsmith and Sam Long

Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.298
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Goldsmith and Sam Long

Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
47
427.27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
563.64
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
118.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
34.01
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
145.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.86
35.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
100
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA