Jim Crawford vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Jim Crawford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Crawford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Crawford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.583 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Jim Crawford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Crawford and Earnest Long

Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.88
34.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1294
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
9.95
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.8
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.062
1.062
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1923
40.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.73
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.528
1.528
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1675
34.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Jim Crawford and Earnest Long

Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.46
96.46
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
0.602
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Crawford and Earnest Long

Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
3194.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
141.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.21
56.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
176.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
194.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.48
61.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
176.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA