Jeff Dedmon vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Jeff Dedmon
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Dedmon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeff Dedmon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.530 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Jeff Dedmon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Dedmon and Earnest Long

Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.84
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.84
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.69
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
4.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1719
39.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
33.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Jeff Dedmon and Earnest Long

Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
5.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.68
95.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Dedmon and Earnest Long

Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
2727.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
512.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
16.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
87.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
98.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
10.52
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
14
152.73
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA