Bryan Clark vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Bryan Clark
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Clark as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan Clark posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.575 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Bryan Clark had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Clark and Earnest Long

Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.51
46.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.89
19.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1549
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
9.34
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.55
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
4.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.63
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2276
39.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.76
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.44
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
34.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Bryan Clark and Earnest Long

Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1549
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
2.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.45
96.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.89
19.89
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Clark and Earnest Long

Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bryan Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA