Ralph Birkofer vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Ralph Birkofer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ralph Birkofer posted a stronger line than Earnest Long. Ralph Birkofer posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.19 vs 5) and WHIP (1.458 vs 1.889). By the career numbers, Ralph Birkofer 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 Ralph Birkofer and Earnest Long

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.54
52.54
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
10.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2420
40.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
5.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2228
36.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.04
40.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Earnest Long

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.92
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Earnest Long

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
377.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
583.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
140.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
118.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.12
39.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
166.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
152.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
50.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.99
45.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
39
109.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA