Bob Long vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Bob Long
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Pete Vuckovich built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Vuckovich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 4.5 and 1.397 for Bob Long. By the career numbers, Pete Vuckovich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Long and Pete Vuckovich

Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.12
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.43
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.5
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.66
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.22
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
8.99
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.4
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.66
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.19
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
3.37
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.74
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
5.45
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
39.1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.02
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.81
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
4.11
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
34.14
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Bob Long and Pete Vuckovich

Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.12
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.54
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.37
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.24
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.04
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.24
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.91
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Long and Pete Vuckovich

Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
3300
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
724.05
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
526.58
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
2.68
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
16.09
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
101.27
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
91.14
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
37.97
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
70.89
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-6.65
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
8.22
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
124.05
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
60.76
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100