Lovell Harden vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Lovell Harden
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lovell Harden 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. Sam Long posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 5.11 and 1.784 for Lovell Harden. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lovell Harden and Sam Long

Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
11.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.68
11.68
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.38
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
45.97
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.3
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.784
1.784
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
40.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.97
45.97
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Lovell Harden and Sam Long

Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lovell Harden and Sam Long

Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
73.95
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
97.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA