Roy Halladay vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Roy Halladay
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Halladay 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. Roy Halladay led in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 88), walk avoidance (BB%+ 135 vs 101), and run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 91). Role difference aside, Roy Halladay holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Roy Halladay and Sam Long

Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.28
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.34
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.91
65.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
3.38
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8248
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2749.1
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
8.66
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
8.83
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.77
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
1.94
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2117
6.93
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.985
0.985
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.18
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11287
36.95
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
3.72
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.23
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10484
34.32
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
34.76
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Roy Halladay and Sam Long

Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.28
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8248
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2749.1
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.28
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
2.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Halladay and Sam Long

Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
818.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
540.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
66.89
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.95
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
8.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
70.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
74.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
29.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.61
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
53.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.99
-7.85
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.87
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
137
269.51
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
51.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA