Duane Below vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Duane Below
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Duane Below as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Duane Below posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.27 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Duane Below had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Duane Below and Earnest Long

Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
9.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.92
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
38.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.81
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
34.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Duane Below and Earnest Long

Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Duane Below and Earnest Long

Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
25800
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA