Joe Brown vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Joe Brown
Pre-GenerationalCANNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Brown 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 5.11 and 1.352 for Joe Brown. By the career numbers, Earnest Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Brown and Earnest Long

Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
11.05
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
40.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
7.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
39.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.7
40.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Joe Brown and Earnest Long

Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
2.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.24
90.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.609
1.609
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Brown and Earnest Long

Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
150
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
120
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
112.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.14
23.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
127.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
120
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
82.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.06
22.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
15
112.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA