Bob Long vs. Jake Weimer — Career Comparison

Bob Long
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Weimer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Weimer 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. Jake Weimer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 1.168 compared to 4.5 and 1.397 for Bob Long. By the career numbers, Jake Weimer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Long and Jake Weimer

Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.12
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.1
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.59
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.42
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.87
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.5
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.23
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4418
27
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472.2
9
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
8.22
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1227
7.5
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.4
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.19
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.01
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.74
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
4.02
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.16
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.45
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
39.1
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5971
36.49
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.02
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.81
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.12
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
34.14
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5405
33.03
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49

Fielding Stats for Bob Long and Jake Weimer

Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.12
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.9
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4419
27
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
9
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.75
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
2.46
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.2
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.24
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.4
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.24
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
3.2
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.24
94.24
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.744
2.744
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.96
76.96
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Long and Jake Weimer

Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
3300
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
197.26
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
584
600
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
554.79
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
118.15
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
104.79
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.3
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.36
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
2.68
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.2
36.17
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
134.59
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
151.03
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
47.26
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
36.99
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
83.22
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-6.65
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.52
40.6
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.08
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
29.79
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
101.71
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
5.9
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.33
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100