Bob Harris vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Bob Harris
Greatest GenerationWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Harris 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 4.96 and 1.647 for Bob Harris. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Harris and Sam Long

Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.77
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.24
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.72
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.59
36.59
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.08
70.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
4.96
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1938
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
10.73
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.73
10.73
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.81
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
4.1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
2.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.36
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2936
40.9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
5.53
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.647
1.647
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2637
36.74
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Bob Harris and Sam Long

Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.315
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Harris and Sam Long

Bob Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
128
321.34
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
507.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.6
26.61
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
117.99
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
133.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30.13
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
67.78
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.3
28.37
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Bob Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
107.95
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.56
5.56
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.74
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bob Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.06
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA