Brad Clontz vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Brad Clontz
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Clontz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Clontz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.520 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Brad Clontz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Clontz and Earnest Long

Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
8.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.33
73.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.34
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
8.95
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.97
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.89
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.84
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
6.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209
39.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.76
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058
34.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Brad Clontz and Earnest Long

Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
8.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.45
92.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Clontz and Earnest Long

Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
11657.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
428.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
4.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-3.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA