Neal Cotts vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Neal Cotts
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Neal Cotts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Neal Cotts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Neal Cotts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neal Cotts and Earnest Long

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.96
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
8.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.94
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
8.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
38.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.351
1.351
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
33.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Neal Cotts and Earnest Long

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.25
96.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neal Cotts and Earnest Long

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
144900
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1.063
1.063
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.05
153.98
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1.025
1.025
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1.667
1.667
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
149.95
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA