Joe Borden vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Joe Borden
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Borden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Borden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Joe Borden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Borden and Earnest Long

Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.56
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
9.62
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.84
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
39.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
5.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
37.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Joe Borden and Earnest Long

Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1020
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borden and Earnest Long

Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
588.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
110.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
98.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.09
24.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
122.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
122.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
86.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
118.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.85
23.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.79
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA