Josh Beckett vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Josh Beckett
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Josh Beckett posted a stronger line than Earnest Long. Josh Beckett posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.88 vs 5) and WHIP (1.245 vs 1.889). By the career numbers, Josh Beckett 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 Josh Beckett and Earnest Long

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.56
56.56
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
3.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
8.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
2.76
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1901
8.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8579
37.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
4.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7767
34.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Josh Beckett and Earnest Long

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
94.89
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.054
1.054
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Beckett and Earnest Long

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
517.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
73.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
46.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.08
21.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
111.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
94.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
32.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
60.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.4
9.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
110
197.01
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
59.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.16
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA