Bob Cain vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Bob Cain
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Cain posted a stronger line than Earnest Long. Bob Cain posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.5 vs 5) and WHIP (1.487 vs 1.889). By the career numbers, Bob Cain 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 Bob Cain and Earnest Long

Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.63
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.68
45.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.57
63.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.72
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.53
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
3.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2761
39.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.84
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2423
34.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Bob Cain and Earnest Long

Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Cain and Earnest Long

Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
378.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
539.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
105.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
83.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.38
31.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
131.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
141.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
70.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
105.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.44
31.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
45
113.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA