Sam Long P Kansas City Royals
+0.0 WAR
Age 31 LHP 6'1" / 185 lbs MLB
ERA4.78
FIP4.79
xFIP5.12
SIERA4.85
K%20.6%
BB%10.4%
K-BB%10.2%
IP33
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.0peak
2026
STUF4545
CTRL4040
CMD4040
K†4545
FB Velo
p3293.2
Whiff%
p1019.1%
K%
p1817.5%
xwOBA vs
p240.342
SI (11%)
CU (19%)
SL-3.5 (26%)
FB-3.5 (45%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201621ROKPrinceton Rays11327115359120.7%9.8%1.2%3.333.26+0.5
201722ABowling Green Hot Rods6084371001.08
201924AKannapolis Intimidators30159739011227721.3%8.2%2.8%3.063.88+1.5
202126MLBSan Francisco Giants2812833429328724.6%8.5%2.2%3.903.33+1.7
202227MLBSan Francisco Giants3695925949291018.2%11.5%3.9%3.815.17-0.1
202328MLBOakland Athletics551693085229716.1%9.6%2.4%5.904.25+0.6
202429MLBKansas City Royals590632606719524.7%7.4%2.0%2.563.04+1.4
202530MLBKansas City Royals5105024445311017.9%13.2%4.0%6.265.46-0.3
▸ 2026 Season
202631MLBKC33331382815419.9%11.0%3.2%4.924.950.0
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202732MLBKC32321332615419.3%11.2%3.3%5.015.07-0.0
202833MLBKC30301272414418.6%11.3%3.4%5.125.20-0.1
202934MLBKC29291212214417.9%11.5%3.5%5.255.33-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career2764045719614021935220.5%9.8%2.7%4.004.08+6.3
/ 200 IP12118200859176852320.5%9.8%2.7%4.004.08+2.8

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Sam Long (OGILVIE) 4.95 19.9%11.0%3.2% 5.20 18.6%7.3%90 +0.25
Edward Paredes L 2026 · 3.80 FIP 31 SU 3.80 22.7%11.9%2.0%.351 5.13 21.5%14.2%18 +1.33 2.37 130 79
Phil Coke L 2028 · 3.85 FIP 33 SU 3.85 18.8%9.1%2.1%.373 3.04 18.0%11.3%70 -0.81 3.04 101 78
Adam Liberatore L 2026 · 4.27 FIP 31 SU 4.27 18.6%9.1%2.9%.354 2.44 124 77
Brandon Mann L 2027 · 4.73 FIP 32 SW 4.73 19.4%7.9%4.1%.320 3.99 19.0%7.6%128 -0.74 3.59 190 75
Marlon Arias L 2025 · 4.30 FIP 30 SW 4.30 16.8%12.2%2.0%.330 3.73 17.2%9.5%22 -0.57 3.73 154 75
Luke Westphal L 2027 · 4.68 FIP 32 SU 4.68 22.7%13.1%3.4%.321 4.72 22.0%7.0%95 +0.04 2.97 294 75
Andrew Barbosa L 2024 · 4.68 FIP 29 SW 4.68 20.2%9.6%3.8%.301 2.70 175 75
Francisley Bueno L 2029 · 3.78 FIP 34 SU 3.78 14.8%7.1%1.9%.315 3.99 13.3%6.6%110 +0.21 3.51 138 73
Dan Jennings L 2026 · 3.85 FIP 31 SW 3.85 16.6%8.1%2.1%.303 3.06 244 72
Yuki Matsui L 2024 · 4.44 FIP 29 SW 4.44 22.4%11.4%3.3%.253 3.52 126 72
Buddy Baumann L 2025 · 4.87 FIP 30 SU 4.87 20.5%11.9%3.6%.258 2.92 155 71
Jason Gurka L 2026 · 5.13 FIP 31 SU 5.13 15.5%7.6%4.3%.382 2.91 183 71
Franklin Morales L 2026 · 4.03 FIP 31 SU 4.03 15.0%8.0%2.2%.267 3.33 101 70
Jake McGee L 2026 · 4.47 FIP 31 SW 4.47 20.7%6.6%4.2%.316 3.55 25.6%21.2%121 -0.92 1.36 350 69
Ryan O'Rourke L 2026 · 4.08 FIP 31 SW 4.08 22.1%14.3%1.9%.290 3.09 145 69
Kevin Chapman L 2025 · 5.60 FIP 30 SU 5.60 17.1%15.7%3.6%.238 3.02 153 69
Brian Duensing L 2027 · 4.46 FIP 32 SU 4.46 11.5%8.1%2.4%.252 3.76 20.2%11.8%137 -0.70 2.63 198 68
James Jones L 2025 · 4.27 FIP 30 SW 4.27 21.9%13.0%2.5%.230 4.67 23.9%8.8%35 +0.40 3.58 127 68
Tyler Alexander L 2024 · 5.28 FIP 29 SU 5.28 15.7%10.7%3.9%.272 5.28 128 67
Craig Breslow L 2029 · 5.04 FIP 34 SW 5.04 16.4%6.4%4.6%.279 4.48 16.2%6.5%94 -0.56 4.28 159 67

Contract

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