Al Cicotte vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Cicotte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Cicotte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Al Cicotte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Cicotte and Earnest Long

Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.69
15.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.36
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
9.69
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
5.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
39.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.92
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1014
35.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Al Cicotte and Earnest Long

Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
97.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Cicotte and Earnest Long

Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
854.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
583.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
123.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
106.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.96
24.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
139.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
131.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.67
21.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
18
147.95
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA