Marv Goodwin vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Marv Goodwin
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marv Goodwin 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. Marv Goodwin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.268 compared to 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. By the career numbers, Marv Goodwin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marv Goodwin and Sam Long

Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
2.05
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.97
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.65
45.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
9.4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.01
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.494
0.494
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
38.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.39
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1783
35.87
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Marv Goodwin and Sam Long

Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.45
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.441
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marv Goodwin and Sam Long

Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
103
403.92
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
505.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
94.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
90.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.92
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.92
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
26.74
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
101.96
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
137.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.19
32.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
43.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
86.27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
50.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA