Sam Long vs. Rodrigo Lopez — Career Comparison

Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rodrigo Lopez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rodrigo Lopez 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. Rodrigo Lopez led in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 82), walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 101), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 87). Sam Long held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 82). Role difference aside, Rodrigo Lopez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sam Long and Rodrigo Lopez

Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.54
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.65
47.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.66
83.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
4.82
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4052
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350.2
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1506
10.04
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.28
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1.35
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.77
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
865
5.76
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.25
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5879
39.17
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
5.26
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.29
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.66
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5342
35.6
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Sam Long and Rodrigo Lopez

Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4052
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350.2
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.61
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
1.75
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.97
95.97
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.66
83.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Long and Rodrigo Lopez

Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
969.81
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
547.17
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
33.96
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
33.96
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
4.86
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.4
1.49
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
33.96
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.06
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.87
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-17.94
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.99
-33.92
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.32
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
75
283.02
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
33.96
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Rodrigo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA