Matt Blank vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Matt Blank
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Matt Blank 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 5.15 and 1.500 for Matt Blank. By the career numbers, Earnest Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Blank and Earnest Long

Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
5.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
8.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
40.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
34.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.99
40.99
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Matt Blank and Earnest Long

Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Blank and Earnest Long

Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1200
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
2.01
134.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.11
140.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA