Carlos Diaz vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Carlos Diaz
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Carlos Diaz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carlos Diaz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Carlos Diaz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carlos Diaz and Earnest Long

Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.69
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.01
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
7.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
38.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
3.73
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
985
34.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Carlos Diaz and Earnest Long

Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.04
98.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carlos Diaz and Earnest Long

Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
6317.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
494.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.07
-37.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
176.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA