Eric Hetzel vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Eric Hetzel
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Hetzel 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 6.12 and 1.758 for Eric Hetzel. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Hetzel and Sam Long

Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
10.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
5.59
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.195
1.195
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
42.4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
7.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
36.39
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.4
42.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Eric Hetzel and Sam Long

Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.429
0.429
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Hetzel and Sam Long

Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
4.86
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-17.94
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA