Roscoe Coughlin vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Roscoe Coughlin
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Roscoe Coughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roscoe Coughlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.532 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Roscoe Coughlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roscoe Coughlin and Earnest Long

Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
10.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.15
10.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.63
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
40.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
6.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.532
1.532
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
36.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.96
40.96
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Roscoe Coughlin and Earnest Long

Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.579
2.579
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roscoe Coughlin and Earnest Long

Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
165.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
539.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.28
54.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
165.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
173.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.45
56.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
21
182.61
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA