Fred Heimach vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach 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. Fred Heimach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.46 and WHIP 1.451 compared to 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. By the career numbers, Fred Heimach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Sam Long

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
4.46
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
5.27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Sam Long

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Sam Long

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.38
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA