Jack Fanning vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Jack Fanning
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Fanning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Earnest Long posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5 and WHIP 1.889 compared to 9.17 and 2.292 for Jack Fanning. By the career numbers, Earnest Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Fanning and Earnest Long

Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
9.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
14.52
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.52
14.52
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
6.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
47.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
14.01
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.01
14.01
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.293
2.293
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.889
1.889
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
40.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.12
47.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44

Fielding Stats for Jack Fanning and Earnest Long

Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Fanning and Earnest Long

Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
18.66
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
18.48
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA