Byron Houck vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Byron Houck
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Byron Houck 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. Byron Houck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. By the career numbers, Byron Houck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Byron Houck and Sam Long

Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.85
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.37
42.37
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.3
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
7.83
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
8.83
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
4.64
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.79
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
38.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.81
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.22
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1975
33.45
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
34.76
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Byron Houck and Sam Long

Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.98
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.263
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Byron Houck and Sam Long

Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
118
366.84
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
544.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
43.52
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.44
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
16.35
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
90.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
87.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
31.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
1.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.76
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
139.9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
31.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA