Sam Long vs. Buzz Wetzel — Career Comparison

Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buzz Wetzel
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buzz Wetzel 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. Sam Long posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 7.71 and 2.786 for Buzz Wetzel. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Long and Buzz Wetzel

Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
48.21
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
38.57
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.21
48.21

Fielding Stats for Sam Long and Buzz Wetzel

Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Long and Buzz Wetzel

Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA