Bill Long

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: February 29, 1960 in Cincinnati, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami University of Ohio (Oxford, OH).

High School: Archbishop Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH)

School: Miami University of Ohio (Oxford, OH)

Debut: July 21, 1985 (Age 25-143d, 15,064th in major league history)
vs. CLE 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: April 14, 1991 (Age 31-045d)
vs. NYM 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Full Name: William Douglas Long

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

ERA

4.37

159

518.2

247

WHIP

1.365

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1981	21	SDP-min	A	9	2	.818	2.79	14	13	0	4	3	0	87.0	81	31	27	6	28	1	80	2	2	8				1.253	8.4	0.6	2.9	8.3	2.86	SAL CARL
1982	22	SDP-min	AA	12	10	.545	4.40	27	27	0	9	1	0	198.1	222	116	97	9	53	3	117	1	2	4				1.387	10.1	0.4	2.4	5.3	2.21	AMA TL
1983	23	SDP-min	AA,AAA	7	10	.412	6.63	28	21	1	1	0	0	127.2	179	113	94	9	56	4	74	3	1	5				1.841	12.6	0.6	3.9	5.2	1.32	BMT,LVG TL,PCL
1984	24	SDP-min	AA	14	5	.737	2.93	25	24	1	4	2	0	159.2	149	56	52	8	67	1	114	1	1	5				1.353	8.4	0.5	3.8	6.4	1.70	BMT TL
1985	25	CHW-min	AAA	13	6	.684	3.51	25	22	1	7	1	0	151.1	146	69	59	12	43	2	71	1	2	1				1.249	8.7	0.7	2.6	4.2	1.65	BFL AA
1985	25	CHW	AL	0	1	.000	10.29	4	3	1	0	0	0	14.0	25	17	16	4	5	2	13	0	0	1	71	43	5.61	2.143	16.1	2.6	3.2	8.4	2.60

1986	26	CHW-min	AAA	9	9	.500	3.88	22	22	0	5	0	0	146.0	159	73	63	15	44	2	86	1	0	4				1.390	9.8	0.9	2.7	5.3	1.95	BFL AA
1987	27	CHW-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	4.15	2	2	0	0	0	0	13.0	15	7	6	0	4	0	6	0	0	0				1.462	10.4	0.0	2.8	4.2	1.50	HAW PCL
1987	27	CHW	AL	8	8	.500	4.37	29	23	2	5	2	1	169.0	179	85	82	20	28	1	72	3	1	0	699	106	4.11	1.225	9.5	1.1	*1.5*	3.8	2.57
1988	28	CHW	AL	8	11	.421	4.03	47	18	14	3	0	2	174.0	187	89	78	21	43	4	77	4	0	2	732	99	4.26	1.322	9.7	1.1	2.2	4.0	1.79
1989	29	CHW-min	AAA	1	2	.333	2.77	3	3	0	2	1	0	26.0	17	8	8	2	2	0	14	0	1	0				0.731	5.9	0.7	0.7	4.8	7.00	VAN PCL
1989	29	CHW	AL	5	5	.500	3.92	30	8	3	0	0	1	98.2	101	49	43	8	37	0	51	4	0	3	432	98	4.03	1.399	9.2	0.7	3.4	4.7	1.38
1990	30	TOT	MLB	6	2	.750	4.55	46	0	21	0	0	5	61.1	72	34	31	10	23	4	34	1	0	1	270	91	4.99	1.549	10.6	1.5	3.4	5.0	1.48
1990	30	CHW	AL	0	1	.000	6.35	4	0	0	0	0	0	5.2	6	5	4	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	26	65	7.75	1.412	9.5	3.2	3.2	3.2	1.00
1990	30	CHC	NL	6	1	.857	4.37	42	0	21	0	0	5	55.2	66	29	27	8	21	4	32	1	0	1	244	95	4.71	1.563	10.7	1.3	3.4	5.2	1.52
1991	31	MON-min	AAA	1	4	.200	5.13	10	4	1	0	0	1	33.1	32	20	19	6	14	0	17	0	0	1				1.380	8.6	1.6	3.8	4.6	1.21	INA AA
1991	31	MON	NL	0	0		10.80	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	4	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	42	10.06	4.800	21.6	0.0	21.6	0.0	0.00
6 Yrs				27	27	.500	4.37	159	52	42	8	2	9	518.2	568	276	252	63	140	11	247	12	1	7	2216	96	4.31	1.365	9.9	1.1	2.4	4.3	1.76
162 Game Avg.				9	9	.500	4.37	51	17	14	3	1	3	167	183	89	81	20	45	4	80	4	0	2	714	96	4.31	1.365	9.9	1.1	2.4	4.3	1.76

CHW (5 yrs)				21	26	.447	4.35	114	52	20	8	2	4	461.1	498	245	223	55	115	7	215	11	1	6	1960	96	4.24	1.329	9.7	1.1	2.2	4.2	1.87
MON (1 yr)				0	0		10.80	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	4	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	42	10.06	4.800	21.6	0.0	21.6	0.0	0.00
CHC (1 yr)				6	1	.857	4.37	42	0	21	0	0	5	55.2	66	29	27	8	21	4	32	1	0	1	244	95	4.71	1.563	10.7	1.3	3.4	5.2	1.52

AL (5 yrs)				21	26	.447	4.35	114	52	20	8	2	4	461.1	498	245	223	55	115	7	215	11	1	6	1960	96	4.24	1.329	9.7	1.1	2.2	4.2	1.87
NL (2 yrs)				6	1	.857	4.55	45	0	22	0	0	5	57.1	70	31	29	8	25	4	32	1	0	1	256	91	4.87	1.657	11.0	1.3	3.9	5.0	1.28

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