Luis Avilan vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Luis Avilan
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Avilan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Avilan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Luis Avilan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Avilan and Earnest Long

Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
11.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.65
67.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
7.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.56
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.56
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
37.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.61
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1314
33.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Luis Avilan and Earnest Long

Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
11.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
2.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
2.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.192
0.192
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Avilan and Earnest Long

Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
30533.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
8.53
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
2.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA