Bill Long was born on Monday, February 29, 1960, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Long was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 21, 1985, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Long baseball stats page.
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Bill LongBill Long Autograph on a 1987 Fleer Baseball Card (#U-66) |
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Bill LongBill Long Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1985 | 25 | White Sox | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 71 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1987 | 27 | White Sox | 29 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.37 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 169.0 | 699 | 179 | 82 | 85 | 20 | 28 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
1988 | 28 | White Sox | 47 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.03 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 174.0 | 732 | 187 | 78 | 89 | 21 | 43 | 4 | 77 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
1989 | 29 | White Sox | 30 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.92 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 98.2 | 432 | 101 | 43 | 49 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
1990 | 30 | White Sox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1990 | 30 | Cubs | 42 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 4.37 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 55.2 | 244 | 66 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1991 | 31 | Expos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
6 Years | 159 | 52 | 42 | 27 | 27 | .500 | 4.37 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 518.2 | 2,216 | 568 | 252 | 276 | 63 | 140 | 11 | 247 | 7 | 12 | 1 | - |
Bill LongBill Long Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1985 | 25 | White Sox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1987 | 27 | White Sox | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1988 | 28 | White Sox | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1989 | 29 | White Sox | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1990 | 30 | White Sox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1990 | 30 | Cubs | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
1991 | 31 | Expos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
6 Years | 159 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
Bill LongBill Long Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1985 White Sox | P | 4 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.21 |
1987 White Sox | P | 29 | 23 | 507 | 42 | 1.4 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 2.08 |
1988 White Sox | P | 47 | 18 | 522 | 32 | 0.7 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.66 |
1989 White Sox | P | 30 | 8 | 296 | 24 | 0.8 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.19 |
1990 White Sox | P | 4 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.76 |
1990 Cubs | P | 42 | 0 | 167 | 15 | 0.4 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.26 |
1991 Expos | P | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 159 | 52 | 1,556 | 121 | 0.8 | 117 | 38 | 79 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.03 | |
6 Years | 159 | 52 | 1,556 | 121 | 0.8 | 117 | 38 | 79 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.03 |
Bill LongBill Long Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1985 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.60 | 8.36 | 3.21 |
1987 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.57 | 3.83 | 1.49 |
1988 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.79 | 3.98 | 2.22 |
1989 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.38 | 4.65 | 3.37 |
1990 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.18 | 3.18 |
1990 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.52 | 5.17 | 3.40 |
1991 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.60 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
6 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.76 | 4.29 | 2.43 |
Bill LongBill Long Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1985 Chicago White Sox | 36 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Chicago White Sox | 46 | $62,500.00 | - | - |
1988 Chicago White Sox | 47 | $102,500.00 | - | - |
1989 Chicago White Sox | 47 | $357,500.00 | - | - |
1990 Chicago White Sox | 47 | $257,500.00 | - | - |
1990 Chicago Cubs | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
1991 Montreal Expos | 48 | $394,500.00 | - | - |
Bill Long Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Bill Long was born on February 29th, also known as leap day, the least likely date to be born on as it only comes once ever four years, or every 1,461 days. Long was the eleventh Major League Player ever born on leap day!
MLB Players Born on Leap Day |
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Player Name | Date of Birth | Years Played |
Dickey Pearce | 02-29-1836 | 1876 - 1877 |
Sadie Houck | 02-29-1856 | 1879 - 1887 |
Ed Appleton | 02-29-1892 | 1915 - 1916 |
Roy Parker | 02-29-1896 | 1919 - 1919 |
Ralph Miller | 02-29-1896 | 1920 - 1924 |
Pepper Martin | 02-29-1904 | 1928 - 1944 |
Al Rosen | 02-29-1924 | 1947 - 1956 |
Steve Mingori | 02-29-1944 | 1970 - 1979 |
Al Autry | 02-29-1952 | 1976 - 1976 |
Jerry Fry | 02-29-1956 | 1978 - 1978 |
Bill Long | 02-29-1960 | 1985 - 1991 |
Terrence Long | 02-29-1976 | 1999 - 2006 |
Gerardo Concepcion | 02-29-1992 | 2016 - 2016 |
Stefan Crichton | 02-29-1992 | 2017 - 2019 |
Bligh Madris | 02-29-1996 | 2022 - Active |
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