Leon Chagnon vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Leon Chagnon
Greatest GenerationNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Chagnon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Chagnon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.391 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Leon Chagnon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Chagnon and Earnest Long

Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.29
54.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.3
16.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
4.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1180
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
10.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.78
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1726
39.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.99
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1611
36.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.49
39.49
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Leon Chagnon and Earnest Long

Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Chagnon and Earnest Long

Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
736.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
572.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
92.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
65.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
23.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
130.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
103.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
49.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.18
17.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA