Les Backman vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Les Backman
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Les Backman posted a stronger line than Earnest Long. Les Backman posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.61 vs 5) and WHIP (1.453 vs 1.889). By the career numbers, Les Backman had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Les Backman and Earnest Long

Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.66
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.61
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
9.69
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
37.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
4.57
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
34.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Les Backman and Earnest Long

Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.553
1.553
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Backman and Earnest Long

Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
331.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
522.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
42.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.92
20.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
127.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
12.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
28
197.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA