Daisy Davis vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Daisy Davis
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Daisy Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Daisy Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Daisy Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Daisy Davis and Earnest Long

Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.78
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
9.9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
5.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1407
39.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
5.76
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322
36.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Daisy Davis and Earnest Long

Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.56
82.56
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Daisy Davis and Earnest Long

Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
164.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
575.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
90.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
78.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.08
20.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
106.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
115.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
49.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.69
15.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
82.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA