Sam Long
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 1" 185LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 18, #540, Tampa Bay Rays | Sacramento State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 1 3 3.61 28 6 1 42.1 33 1.25
2023 0 1 5.60 40 1 2 45 32 1.56
2024 3 1 2.88 35 0 1 34.1 35 1.19
4 Seasons 6 6 4.49 115 12 4 162.1 138 1.33
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 28 1-3 3.61 42.1 33 1.25
2023 40 0-1 5.60 45 32 1.56
2024 35 3-1 2.88 34.1 35 1.19
4 Seasons 115 6-6 4.49 162.1 138 1.33
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2021 25 732 120 7 5.8 4.0 88.7 113.6 15.1 32.5 .236 .398 .313 .314 .356 36.7 21.6 8.5 5.53 4.18
2022 26 739 133 9 6.8 5.0 88.6 110.5 15.5 35.3 .253 .422 .329 .320 .361 37.6 18.2 7.7 3.61 4.28
2023 27 776 145 13 9.0 6.5 89.1 111.1 14.7 32.4 .278 .432 .341 .339 .367 37.9 16.1 10.6 5.60 4.93
2024 28 566 93 8 8.6 5.6 87.2 110.9 10.4 30.1 .231 .391 .284 .307 .365 32.3 24.5 9.8 2.88 3.86
Player 2813 491 37 7.5 5.3 88.5 113.6 14.2 32.8 .251 .413 .319 .321 .362 36.5 19.7 9.2
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Long relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(38.5%) ,
Slider
(30.0%) ,
Curveball
(22.8%) ,
Split Finger
(8.7%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2021 39.2 35.8 20.8 4.2 32.5 37.5 30.0 5.0 28.3 30.0 23.3 7.5 5.8 4.0
2022 39.8 33.1 20.3 6.8 35.3 37.6 27.1 3.8 28.6 29.3 24.8 6.0 6.8 5.0
2023 43.4 26.9 22.1 7.6 36.6 37.9 25.5 2.8 33.8 27.6 22.8 4.1 9.0 6.5
2024 45.2 34.4 16.1 4.3 45.2 36.6 18.3 6.5 32.3 28.0 20.4 3.2 8.6 5.6
Player 41.8 32.2 20.2 5.9 36.9 37.5 25.7 4.3 30.8 28.7 23.0 5.3 7.5 5.3
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2024 4-Seam Fastball KC L 218 94.4 13.8 1.0 7 5.1 -2.4 -31
2024 Split-Finger KC L 49 87.8 27.2 -6.2 -18 12.2 1.1 10
2024 Slider KC L 170 85.7 35.4 -0.2 -1 2.0 -2.9 -59
2024 Curveball KC L 129 77.7 59.7 3.8 7 2.7 -6.5 -71
2023 Split-Finger OAK L 42 87.0 28.6 -4.4 -13 11.4 0.3 3
2023 4-Seam Fastball OAK L 384 94.0 13.6 1.4 9 5.0 -2.3 -31
2023 Changeup OAK L 17 83.9 23.2 -8.6 -27 12.6 -1.5 -11
2023 Slider OAK L 96 84.8 37.0 0.3 1 0.9 -4.2 -82
2023 Curveball OAK L 237 77.4 60.7 4.3 8 2.7 -5.7 -68
2022 Sinker SF L 10 93.2 12.2 -9.2 -43 12.5 -2.0 -14
2022 Curveball SF L 198 77.0 62.0 4.3 7 2.1 -6.5 -75
2022 4-Seam Fastball SF L 315 94.7 12.4 1.9 13 7.5 0.4 6
2022 Changeup SF L 216 84.3 23.8 -7.2 -23 11.0 -2.8 -20
2021 Slider SF L 16 86.7 26.8 -7.2 -21 1.9 -2.1 -52
2021 4-Seam Fastball SF L 309 92.6 14.0 1.2 8 7.1 0.2 4
2021 Curveball SF L 250 74.9 63.0 2.2 4 0.2 -9.0 -102
2021 Sinker SF L 7 92.4 14.4 -7.1 -33 11.9 -2.5 -17
2021 Changeup SF L 149 80.4 28.1 -4.6 -14 10.5 -2.6 -20
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 1 218 38.5 64 .200 .345 .292 21.8 23.4 23.1 .229 .407 .324 41.5
2024 Slider 1.1 2 170 30.0 43 .225 .350 .286 38.5 32.6 24.1 .259 .398 .313 30.8
2024 Curveball -1.4 -2 129 22.8 20 .263 .474 .333 17.1 30.0 18.2 .171 .371 .251 15.4
2024 Split-Finger 1.9 1 49 8.7 14 .167 .167 .179 21.7 0.0 0.0 .243 .332 .268 23.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.3 -5 384 49.5 106 .348 .522 .402 15.7 13.2 12.1 .319 .533 .392 43.2
2023 Curveball 0.1 0 237 30.5 44 .154 .205 .218 22.4 20.5 10.8 .231 .309 .286 36.7
2023 Slider -2.5 -2 96 12.4 32 .267 .567 .398 28.8 25.0 20.5 .207 .312 .251 22.7
2023 Split-Finger -0.6 0 42 5.4 9 .375 .375 .378 28.6 11.1 12.5 .355 .454 .388 57.1
2023 Changeup 6.6 1 17 2.2 5 .000 .000 .000 33.3 0.0 0.0 .203 .224 .190 0.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.6 -2 315 42.6 78 .303 .485 .404 21.2 15.4 15.8 .280 .427 .354 44.6
2022 Changeup -1.2 -3 216 29.2 62 .186 .525 .330 31.7 17.7 14.1 .227 .453 .309 27.1
2022 Curveball -1.0 -2 198 26.8 39 .211 .368 .281 23.1 25.6 20.8 .254 .376 .282 42.9
2022 Sinker 4.2 0 10 1.4 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 -- .009 .009 .008 0.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.6 2 309 42.2 76 .250 .484 .374 14.2 15.8 15.2 .259 .469 .368 54.7
2021 Curveball -1.0 -2 250 34.2 54 .220 .380 .309 25.8 35.2 19.8 .203 .346 .255 28.1
2021 Changeup 2.0 3 150 20.5 40 .222 .306 .276 29.6 17.5 13.5 .241 .312 .286 10.3
2021 Slider -7.0 -1 16 2.2 4 .500 .750 .538 42.9 0.0 0.0 .218 .325 .232 25.0
2021 Sinker 5.0 0 7 1.0 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .308 1.143 .591 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Curveball 125 77.7 77 17.4 5:15 5:45 -30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 207 94.4 89 17.2 11:15 11:30 -15
2024 Split-Finger 46 87.8 89 14.6 10:45 10:00 45
2024 Slider 165 85.7 13 2.7 1:30 3:00 -90
2023 Changeup 17 83.9 100 19.7 10:15 10:30 -15
2023 Curveball 234 77.4 75 18.0 5:30 5:45 -15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 378 94.0 92 17.6 11:00 11:30 -30
2023 Split-Finger 40 86.9 93 13.9 10:30 10:00 30
2023 Slider 96 84.8 10 2.5 2:30 4:15 -105
2022 Changeup 192 84.2 95 17.9 10:15 10:45 -30
2022 Curveball 185 77.0 76 18.8 5:30 5:45 -15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 280 94.7 97 19.3 11:00 11:15 -15
2022 Sinker 10 93.2 99 23.1 11:00 10:45 15
2021 Changeup 147 80.4 94 17.0 10:15 10:45 -30
2021 Curveball 250 74.9 73 17.1 5:45 6:00 -15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 306 92.6 98 18.8 11:00 11:15 -15
2021 Slider 16 86.7 52 8.5 11:15 12:30 -75
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 176 732 1 8 -4 -4 1
2022 180 739 -7 7 -4 -2 -6
2023 196 776 5 1 -8 -4 -6
2024 141 566 -1 7 -3 -2 2
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2021 732 52.3 67.4 85.7 26.4 58.7 42.2 60.2 47.8 21.4 8.9 63.1
2022 739 53.0 65.8 78.3 24.5 62.4 40.2 61.3 46.4 25.4 8.7 78.1
2023 776 48.7 67.5 85.1 29.9 68.1 43.8 62.9 48.2 20.1 7.2 69.6
2024 566 49.5 69.0 80.9 27.9 50.0 39.8 63.6 48.4 26.6 7.9 73.3
Player 2,813 50.9 67.3 82.6 27.2 60.6 41.6 62.0 47.7 23.1 8.2 70.9
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2021 32 23 49 28
2022 63 43 54 29
2023 49 58 63 26
2024 56 73 59 27
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2021 23.1 5 5.6 -1 3 6 2 40.0
2022 23.5 8 7.3 1 3 5 3 37.5
2023 22.9 5 6.6 -2 2 5 3 60.0
2024 23.8 4 3.9 0 3 3 1 25.0
Player 23.3 22 23.4 -1 11 19 9 40.9
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2021 5 5 7 6 6 5 6 6 3 3 4 9 5 3 5 9 4 3 5 6 5 6 9 7 5 5 8 7 6 5 5
2022 8 6 8 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 8 8 6 6 7 8 6 8 9 8 6 7 8 9 9 9 6
2023 5 6 4 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 5 8 5 7 6 7 8 6 7 10 7 5 6 7 7 6 7 6
2024 4 5 1 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 4 4
Player 22 22 20 23 24 22 25 23 19 18 22 28 24 18 25 25 21 19 24 27 22 25 33 27 20 22 26 27 26 25 21
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2021 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.6 94.6 2.0 ↑ 94.0 -0.6 ↓ 94.4 0.4 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 80.4 84.3 3.9 ↑ 86.1 1.8 ↑ 87.8 1.7 ↑
Breaking Velocity 75.6 77.0 1.4 ↑ 79.6 2.6 ↑ 82.2 2.6 ↑
Exit Velocity 88.7 88.6 -0.1 ↓ 89.1 0.5 ↑ 87.2 -1.9 ↓
Launch Angle 15.1 15.5 0.4 ↑ 14.7 -0.8 ↓ 10.4 -4.3 ↓
Barrel % 5.8 6.8 1.0 ↑ 9.0 2.2 ↑ 8.6 -0.4 ↓
Hard Hit % 36.7 37.6 0.9 ↑ 37.9 0.3 ↑ 32.3 -5.6 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.5 35.3 2.8 ↑ 32.4 -2.9 ↓ 30.1 -2.3 ↓
xBA .236 .253 0.017 ↑ .278 0.025 ↑ .231 -0.047 ↓
BA .237 .238 0.001 ↑ .282 0.044 ↑ .214 -0.068 ↓
xwOBA .314 .320 0.006 ↑ .339 0.019 ↑ .307 -0.032 ↓
wOBA .313 .329 0.016 ↑ .341 0.012 ↑ .284 -0.057 ↓
xSLG .398 .422 0.024 ↑ .432 0.010 ↑ .391 -0.041 ↓
SLG .410 .470 0.060 ↑ .437 -0.033 ↓ .349 -0.088 ↓
K% 21.6 18.2 -3.4 ↓ 16.1 -2.1 ↓ 24.5 8.4 ↑
BB% 8.5 7.7 -0.8 ↓ 10.6 2.9 ↑ 9.8 -0.8 ↓
Swing % 47.8 46.4 -1.4 ↓ 48.2 1.8 ↑ 48.4 0.2 ↑
Whiff% 21.4 25.4 4.0 ↑ 20.1 -5.3 ↓ 26.6 6.5 ↑
In Zone % 52.3 53.0 0.7 ↑ 48.7 -4.3 ↓ 49.5 0.8 ↑
Out of Zone % 47.7 47.0 -0.7 ↓ 51.3 4.3 ↑ 50.5 -0.8 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 26.4 24.5 -1.9 ↓ 29.9 5.4 ↑ 27.9 -2.0 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 25.0 26.5 1.5 ↑ 28.9 2.4 ↑ 30.8 1.9 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 60.2 61.3 1.1 ↑ 62.9 1.6 ↑ 63.6 0.7 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 176 .313 107 42 39.3 69 32 46.4
2022 Shifts 180 .329 121 26 21.5 59 34 57.6
2023 Shades 196 .341 120 0 0.0 76 26 34.2
2024 Shades 141 .281 83 1 1.2 58 17 29.3
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2021 218 15.6 41.7% 1.8% 111 22.0 0.0% 8.1%
2022 219 12.8 70.3% 1.4% 123 19.0 12.2% 1.6%
2023 178 13.9 62.4% 1.1% 156 17.8 10.3% 0.0%
2024 151 14.0 62.9% 0.7% 88 18.3 8.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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