Rich DeLucia vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Rich DeLucia
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich DeLucia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich DeLucia posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.465 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Rich DeLucia had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich DeLucia and Earnest Long

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.74
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.7
42.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.31
15.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.31
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.31
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
7.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
39.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2346
33.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Rich DeLucia and Earnest Long

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.19
96.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich DeLucia and Earnest Long

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
11294.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
494.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
23.79
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
5
176.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
35.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA