Neil Allen vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Neil Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Neil Allen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Neil Allen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neil Allen and Earnest Long

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.59
13.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.66
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.8
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4248
38.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Earnest Long

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.99
97.99
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Earnest Long

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
534.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.34
15.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
97.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
3.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA