Matt Capps vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Capps as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Capps posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.244 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Matt Capps had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Earnest Long

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.77
46.77
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Earnest Long

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Earnest Long

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
39.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
49.79
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA