Fred Hobgood vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Fred Hobgood
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Hobgood 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 5.35 and 1.605 for Fred Hobgood. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Hobgood and Sam Long

Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.75
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
5.35
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
10.42
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
3.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
4.31
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
42.49
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
6.82
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
37.61
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Fred Hobgood and Sam Long

Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.8
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.23
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.99
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.36
89.36
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Hobgood and Sam Long

Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
42
296.47
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
494.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
105.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.89
55.69
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
141.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
197.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
91.76
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
67.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
85
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA