Belve Bean vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Belve Bean
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Belve Bean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Earnest Long posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5 and WHIP 1.889 compared to 5.32 and 1.634 for Belve Bean. By the career numbers, Earnest Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Belve Bean and Earnest Long

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
5.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
11.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.8
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
40.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
6.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.13
6.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.634
1.634
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
949
36.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.21
40.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Belve Bean and Earnest Long

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Belve Bean and Earnest Long

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
670.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
561.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
148.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.27
64.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
210.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
179.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
124.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.78
68.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA