Matt Harvey vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Matt Harvey
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Harvey 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. Matt Harvey led in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 88), walk avoidance (BB%+ 145 vs 101), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 87). Role difference aside, Matt Harvey holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Harvey and Sam Long

Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.47
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.61
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.1
43.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
4.42
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966.1
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
969
9.02
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.15
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.55
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
7.68
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.25
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4099
38.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.64
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.24
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3734
34.78
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Matt Harvey and Sam Long

Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966.1
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.56
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Harvey and Sam Long

Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
394.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
556.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
41.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
80.73
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
67.64
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
45.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.39
-18.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-17.94
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.73
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
108
235.64
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
34.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.82
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA