Bill Long vs. Lee Richmond — Career Comparison

Bill Long
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Richmond
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaWorcester Ruby LegsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Lee Richmond as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Richmond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 4.37 and 1.386 for Bill Long. By the career numbers, Lee Richmond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Long and Lee Richmond

Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.76
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.09
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.9
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.02
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.43
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.57
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.7
32.7
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.72
93.72
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.92
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.37
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.06
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4749
27
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1583
9
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
9.86
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1763
10.02
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.09
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.43
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.53
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.29
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
3.14
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.519
0.519
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.49
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2216
38.45
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6821
38.78
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.73
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
4.79
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1018
5.79
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.78
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2023
35.1
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6550
37.24
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Bill Long and Lee Richmond

Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.76
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.19
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.9
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6381
27
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127
9
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.51
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.37
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.38
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.36
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.1
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
2.26
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.03
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
1.9
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.9
83.9
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.736
0.736
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.594
1.594
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Long and Lee Richmond

Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
15900
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
141.54
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1064
600
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1018
574.06
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
147.74
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
118.42
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.35
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.28
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
29.32
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98.73
55.68
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
191.73
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
173.68
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
95.3
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
63.72
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
157.33
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-22.96
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.86
64.21
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
25.94
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
41.17
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.58
14.58
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lee Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA