Jon Adkins vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Jon Adkins
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Adkins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jon Adkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.579 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Jon Adkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Adkins and Earnest Long

Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.54
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
10.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.06
10.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
39.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.87
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.507
1.507
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
34.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Jon Adkins and Earnest Long

Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Adkins and Earnest Long

Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
71400
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA