Sam Long vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews 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. Dick Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.6 and WHIP 0.950 compared to 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Long and Dick Matthews

Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
8.83
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
34.76
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Sam Long and Dick Matthews

Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Long and Dick Matthews

Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA