Harry Eccles vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Harry Eccles
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Eccles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Eccles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.143 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Harry Eccles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Eccles and Earnest Long

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
34.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
32.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Harry Eccles and Earnest Long

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Eccles and Earnest Long

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA