Clay Buchholz vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Clay Buchholz
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Clay Buchholz posted a stronger line than Earnest Long. Clay Buchholz posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.98 vs 5) and WHIP (1.307 vs 1.889). By the career numbers, Clay Buchholz 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 Clay Buchholz and Earnest Long

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.6
56.6
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.37
92.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.98
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.94
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
3.09
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
6.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5607
37.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
4.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5034
34.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Clay Buchholz and Earnest Long

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.52
94.52
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.8
92.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Buchholz and Earnest Long

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
2644.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
511.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
7.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.16
-12.94
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
24
266.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA