Bob Long
Robert Earl Long
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: November 11, 1954 in Jasper, TN
School: Shorter College
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 24th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1981
Final Game: October 2, 1985
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1981 26 PIT NL 1 2 .333 5.95 5 3 0 0 0 0 19.2 23 14 13 2 10 0 8 0 0 0 90 61 1.678 10.5 0.9 4.6 3.7 0.80
1985 30 SEA AL 0 0 3.76 28 0 13 0 0 0 38.1 30 17 16 7 17 1 29 2 0 2 162 112 1.226 7.0 1.6 4.0 6.8 1.71
2 Seasons 1 2 .333 4.50 33 3 13 0 0 0 58.0 53 31 29 9 27 1 37 2 0 2 252 89 1.379 8.2 1.4 4.2 5.7 1.37
162 Game Avg. 2 4 .333 4.50 62 6 25 0 0 0 110 100 59 55 17 51 2 70 4 0 4 476 89 1.379 8.2 1.4 4.2 5.7 1.37
PIT (1 yr) 1 2 .333 5.95 5 3 0 0 0 0 19.2 23 14 13 2 10 0 8 0 0 0 90 61 1.678 10.5 0.9 4.6 3.7 0.80
SEA (1 yr) 0 0 3.76 28 0 13 0 0 0 38.1 30 17 16 7 17 1 29 2 0 2 162 112 1.226 7.0 1.6 4.0 6.8 1.71

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1981 26 PIT NL 5 90 77 14 23 3 1 2 1 0 10 8 .299 .375 .442 .817 .309 34 0 0 2 1 0
1985 30 SEA AL 28 162 143 17 30 5 0 7 3 0 17 29 .210 .302 .392 .694 .215 56 2 2 0 0 1
2 Seasons 33 252 220 31 53 8 1 9 4 0 27 37 .241 .328 .409 .737 .251 90 2 2 2 1 1
162 Game Avg. 62 476 416 59 100 15 2 17 8 0 51 70 .241 .328 .409 .737 .251 170 4 4 4 2 2
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1981 26 PIT NL 5 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 .333 0 1 0 0 0 0% 37 43 27 2 1 0 2 2.8 2.8 4.7
1 Season 5 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 .333 0 1 0 0 0 0% 37 43 27 2 1 0 2 2.8 2.8 4.7
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1981 26 PIT NL 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0.749 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 8.5
1985 30 SEA AL 28 28 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26 7 27% 9 0.527 3 5 19 1 2 25 13 15 12 7 15 6 4.1
2 Seasons 33 30 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 27 8 30% 0.606 3 5 21 1 2 27 14 16 14 7 17 6 4.4

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1981 26 PIT NL 90 44% 2.2% 8.9% 11.1% 6.7% 26% 0.58 76% 23 0 0%
1985 30 SEA AL 162 34% 4.3% 17.9% 10.5% 7.4% 40% 0.47 66% 24 2 8%
2 Seasons 252 38% 3.6% 14.7% 10.7% 7.1% 34% 0.51 69% 47 2 4%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1981 26 PIT NL 90 23 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5 3 1 60% 0 0 0 40 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1985 30 SEA AL 162 30 7 1 12 2 5 2 5 12 3 4 25% 2 2 1 49 3 0 100% 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2 Seasons 252 53 9 1 13 3 6 4 5 17 6 5 35% 2 2 1 89 4 0 100% 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1981 26 1 2 .333 5.95 5 3 0 0 0 0 19.2 23 14 13 2 10 0 8 0 0 0 90 61 1.678 10.5 0.9 4.6 3.7 0.80 61
1982 27 1 2 .333 5.95 5 3 0 0 0 0 19.2 23 14 13 2 10 0 8 0 0 0 90 61 1.678 10.5 0.9 4.6 3.7 0.80 61
1983 28 1 2 .333 5.95 5 3 0 0 0 0 19.2 23 14 13 2 10 0 8 0 0 0 90 61 1.678 10.5 0.9 4.6 3.7 0.80 61
1984 29 1 2 .333 5.95 5 3 0 0 0 0 19.2 23 14 13 2 10 0 8 0 0 0 90 61 1.678 10.5 0.9 4.6 3.7 0.80 61
1985 30 1 2 .333 4.50 33 3 13 0 0 0 58.0 53 31 29 9 27 1 37 2 0 2 252 89 1.379 8.2 1.4 4.2 5.7 1.37 89

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1981 26 1 2 .333 6.75 28.0 36 23 21 3 16 11 0 1.857 11.6 5.1 3.5 0.69 1.0 5
1985 30 2 2 .500 3.89 37.0 31 18 16 7 18 28 2 1.324 7.5 4.4 6.8 1.56 1.7 28
2 Seasons 3 4 .429 5.12 65.0 67 41 37 10 34 39 2 1.554 9.3 5.4 1.15 1.4 33

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