Tim Crews vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Tim Crews
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Crews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Crews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Tim Crews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Crews and Earnest Long

Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.44
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.72
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.34
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
38.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.85
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1642
34.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Tim Crews and Earnest Long

Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Crews and Earnest Long

Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
6744
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
12.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
3.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
12
288
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
2.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA