Luis Cessa vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Luis Cessa
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Cessa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Cessa posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Luis Cessa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Cessa and Earnest Long

Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.83
16.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1275
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
8.96
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.99
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1805
38.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
4.87
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1638
34.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Luis Cessa and Earnest Long

Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1275
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.83
16.83
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Cessa and Earnest Long

Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
62400
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA