Samuel
Long
PAge : 31Throws : L
#73
Sam Long
#73P
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 84 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2021-06-09
Born in : Fair Oaks, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | 39 | 2 | 3 | 5.36 | 40.1 | 33 | 1.74 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | 43 | 3 | 3 | 3.16 | 42.2 | 44 | 1.20 |
| 2023 | Athletics | 40 | 0 | 1 | 5.60 | 45.0 | 32 | 1.56 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants | 28 | 1 | 3 | 3.61 | 42.1 | 33 | 1.25 |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5.53 | 40.2 | 38 | 1.28 |
| Career totals | 162 | 8 | 11 | 4.65 | 211.0 | 180 | 1.40 | |
Advanced stats, 2025Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.36
FIP
5.54
xFIP
5.12
ERA-
127
WHIP
1.74
K%
17.5 %
BB%
11.6 %
Strikeouts
33
Innings
40.3
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.3
Strikeouts
33
2025 WAR
-0.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-6)
- 2022-0.3 WAR · -0.5 per full season
- 2023-0.1 WAR · -0.1 per full season
- 20240.2 WAR · 0.3 per full season
- 2025-0.3 WAR · -0.5 per full season
Outlook, age included
-6 · 29 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
49
Replacement or prospect
- VEL
- Velocity
- 69
- STF
- Stuff
- 58
- CTL
- Control
- 66
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 67
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 72
- EX
- Experience
- 61
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.54 · RA9-WAR: -0.8
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
93.2 mi/h
21th percentile
K%
17.5 %
13th percentile
BB%
11.6 %
15th percentile
xERA
4.96
11th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.342
11th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.3 %
44th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KC | -0.3 | 6 | 49 | 93.2 | 17.5 | 11.6 | 4.96 | .342 |
| 2024 | KC | 0.2 | 53 | 66 | 94.3 | 25.0 | 9.7 | 4.08 | .316 |
| 2023 | ATH | -0.1 | 5 | 58 | 94.0 | 16.1 | 10.6 | 4.83 | .336 |
| 2022 | SF | -0.3 | 23 | 65 | 94.6 | 18.2 | 7.7 | 4.34 | .325 |
| 2021 | SF | 0.2 | 33 | 73 | 92.6 | 21.6 | 8.5 | 4.18 | .314 |
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | @ ATH | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.36 |
| Sep 23 | @ LAA | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.03 |
| Sep 16 | vs SEA | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.93 |
| Sep 13 | @ PHI | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 |
| Sep 12 | @ PHI | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.15 |
| Sep 10 | @ CLE | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.30 |
| Sep 7 | vs MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.35 |
| Sep 6 | vs MIN | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Aug 31 | vs DET | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.67 |
| Aug 29 | vs DET | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.85 |