Pete Dowling vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Pete Dowling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Dowling as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Dowling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Pete Dowling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Dowling and Earnest Long

Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.29
87.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.84
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2748
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
916
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
9.75
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4023
39.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
5.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3618
35.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Pete Dowling and Earnest Long

Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2724
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
89.66
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Dowling and Earnest Long

Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
187.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
561.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
111.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
85.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.54
37.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
147.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
141.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
44.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
46.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
88.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.83
37.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
20.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
76
120.63
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
4.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA