Chad Bentz vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Chad Bentz
Gen XAlaskaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Bentz 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 7.58 and 1.921 for Chad Bentz. By the career numbers, Earnest Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Bentz and Earnest Long

Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
12.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
7.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
42.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
7.89
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
34.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.47
42.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Chad Bentz and Earnest Long

Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
12.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Bentz and Earnest Long

Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
12000
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
140.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
149.95
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA