Mike Draper vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Mike Draper
Gen XMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Draper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Draper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.25 and WHIP 1.654 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Mike Draper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Draper and Earnest Long

Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
11.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.27
11.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.98
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
39.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
34.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Mike Draper and Earnest Long

Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Draper and Earnest Long

Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5800
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1.063
1.063
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
255.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.05
153.98
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1.025
1.025
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1.667
1.667
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
240.98
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
149.95
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA