Spencer Howard vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Spencer Howard
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spencer Howard 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 7 and 1.743 for Spencer Howard. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spencer Howard and Sam Long

Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.94
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.81
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
7
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
11.31
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.94
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.28
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.31
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
8.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
7.68
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
42.69
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
7.69
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
37.56
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.69
42.69
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Spencer Howard and Sam Long

Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.94
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.13
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.383
0.383
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spencer Howard and Sam Long

Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4028.57
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
81.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA