Steve Delabar vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Steve Delabar
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Delabar as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Delabar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.351 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Steve Delabar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Delabar and Earnest Long

Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
8.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
7.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.72
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
11.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.19
11.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.767
1.767
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.6
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
838
38.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
32.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Steve Delabar and Earnest Long

Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
8.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.126
0.126
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Delabar and Earnest Long

Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA