Dick Hall vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Dick Hall
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Hall 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. Dick Hall led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 191 vs 101), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 87). Role difference aside, Dick Hall holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hall and Sam Long

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
3.54
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.54
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.95
14.95
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.49
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
3.32
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3779
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1259.2
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1152
8.23
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
8.83
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.93
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.69
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
5.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
36.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.69
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.66
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
34.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
34.76
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Dick Hall and Sam Long

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
2.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6161
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.2
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
1.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.92
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
2.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
2.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.86
96.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.936
0.936
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.68
25.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hall and Sam Long

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
669
489.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
522.44
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
109.76
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
92.93
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.93
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.93
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
16.83
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.83
35.73
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
135.37
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
155.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.8
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
40.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
95.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
38.78
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
44.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
107.56
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.58
5.58
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
24.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.59
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
23
16.83
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA