Scott Bailes vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Scott Bailes
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Bailes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Bailes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.523 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Scott Bailes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Bailes and Earnest Long

Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.99
46.99
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.2
17.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
4.95
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
10.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
4.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.893
0.893
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3011
39.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
5.6
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.37
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2680
35.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.87
39.87
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Scott Bailes and Earnest Long

Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
17.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Bailes and Earnest Long

Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA