Gil Heredia vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Gil Heredia
Gen XArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gil Heredia 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. Gil Heredia led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 169 vs 101), home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 87). Sam Long held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 82 vs 79). Role difference aside, Gil Heredia holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Gil Heredia and Sam Long

Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.52
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.21
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.54
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.48
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.94
47.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
4.46
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2862
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079
10.18
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.08
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.08
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
5.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4093
38.61
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.42
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
4.93
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3789
35.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Gil Heredia and Sam Long

Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.52
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.21
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2862
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.59
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.34
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.93
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.94
47.94
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gil Heredia and Sam Long

Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
1540.38
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
513.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
109.62
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
103.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.62
26.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
115.38
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
126.92
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
33.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
63.46
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.45
9.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA