Adrian Devine vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Adrian Devine
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Adrian Devine as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Adrian Devine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.608 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Adrian Devine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Adrian Devine and Earnest Long

Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
5.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
10.57
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.57
10.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.79
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.77
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
40.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
4.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.77
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.523
1.523
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1536
35.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.17
40.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Adrian Devine and Earnest Long

Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
5.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
2.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.78
92.78
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Adrian Devine and Earnest Long

Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
2893.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
546.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
1.83
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.5
-33.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA