Clay Carroll vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Clay Carroll
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Carroll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clay Carroll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.94 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Clay Carroll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Carroll and Earnest Long

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.49
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.8
56.8
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.94
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1296
8.62
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.62
8.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.94
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.74
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5673
37.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.37
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5114
34.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Clay Carroll and Earnest Long

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
2.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
2.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.11
97.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.506
0.506
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Carroll and Earnest Long

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
1790.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
509.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
66.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
63.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.65
11.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
73.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
83.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
41.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
56.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
65
159.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.77
3.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
73.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA