Matt Belisle vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Matt Belisle
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Belisle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Belisle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.32 and WHIP 1.404 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Matt Belisle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Belisle and Earnest Long

Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
6.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.56
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
4.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
9.92
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.94
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.31
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
6.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.31
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.36
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3988
38.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
4.77
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3644
35.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Matt Belisle and Earnest Long

Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
6.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
95.77
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Belisle and Earnest Long

Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
3751.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
481.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
6.46
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
59.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.97
-16.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
49
264.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
2.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
97.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA