Matt DeWitt vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Matt DeWitt
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt DeWitt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt DeWitt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.875 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Matt DeWitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt DeWitt and Earnest Long

Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.95
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
10.8
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.95
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
41.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
35.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.63
41.63
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Matt DeWitt and Earnest Long

Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt DeWitt and Earnest Long

Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt DeWitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt DeWitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA