Matt Barnes vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Barnes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Barnes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.379 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Matt Barnes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Barnes and Earnest Long

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
4.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2021
39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1771
34.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Earnest Long

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Earnest Long

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA