Tom Burgmeier vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Tom Burgmeier
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Burgmeier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Burgmeier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.327 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Tom Burgmeier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Burgmeier and Earnest Long

Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
5.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.96
58.96
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
3.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3776
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1231
8.8
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.75
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.16
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5272
37.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
3.73
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4741
33.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Tom Burgmeier and Earnest Long

Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
5.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3780
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1260
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
96.98
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Burgmeier and Earnest Long

Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
782
6702.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
565.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
120
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
102.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.14
35.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
137.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
145.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
171.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
171.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.37
37.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
20
171.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA