Gio Gonzalez vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Gio Gonzalez
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gio Gonzalez 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. Gio Gonzalez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 88), strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 91). Sam Long held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 81). Role difference aside, Gio Gonzalez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Gio Gonzalez and Sam Long

Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.61
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.47
56.47
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
3.7
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5799
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1933
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1744
8.12
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
8.83
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.8
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
3.79
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
8.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
7.68
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.23
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8242
38.37
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.99
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.28
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7271
33.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
34.76
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Gio Gonzalez and Sam Long

Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5799
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1933
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.37
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.58
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gio Gonzalez and Sam Long

Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
434.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
517.89
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
46.74
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
34.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.84
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.79
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
10.23
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
66.95
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.21
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.47
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
37.89
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-10.03
-12.67
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.37
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
240
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.79
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA