There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Long's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 77.2 off his splitter.
277 and 73 of them thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
46.8% of the contact right-handers make against Long is hit hard, against 35.8% of what left-handers make.
485 pitches to right-handed hitters, 301 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .315 average against Long and left-handers to .373.
485 pitches to right-handed hitters, 301 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Long is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 76th percentile.
786 pitches in 2025. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 190th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.9 mph off the bat against Long and left-handers 85.4.
79 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 53 from left-handers.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.4% of the contact against Long with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.4% with the bases empty.
231 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 555 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Long averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
786 pitches in 2025. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 610th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .346 expected average against them, against .312 on his offspeed pitches.
351 of his breaking balls thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.5% of the contact against Long is on the ground and 36.6% of it is in the air.
131 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Long have gone to centre field.
57 of 132 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Long's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 77.2 off his splitter.
277 and 73 of them thrown.
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Both sides hit him about the same
46.8% of the contact right-handers make against Long is hit hard, against 35.8% of what left-handers make.
485 pitches to right-handed hitters, 301 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .315 average against Long and left-handers to .373.
485 pitches to right-handed hitters, 301 to left-handed hitters.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Long is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 76th percentile.
786 pitches in 2025. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 190th in MLB.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.9 mph off the bat against Long and left-handers 85.4.
79 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 53 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.5% of the contact against Long is on the ground and 36.6% of it is in the air.
131 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Long have gone to centre field.
57 of 132 located batted balls allowed.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.4% of the contact against Long with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.4% with the bases empty.
231 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 555 with the bases empty.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Long averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
786 pitches in 2025. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 610th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .346 expected average against them, against .312 on his offspeed pitches.
351 of his breaking balls thrown.
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