Bill Caudill vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Bill Caudill
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Caudill as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Caudill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Bill Caudill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Caudill and Earnest Long

Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2001
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
7.92
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.09
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
3.89
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
8.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2847
38.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.01
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2479
33.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Bill Caudill and Earnest Long

Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2001
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.39
96.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Caudill and Earnest Long

Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
5448.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
502.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
10.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
85.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-3.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
19
232.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA