Caleb Ferguson vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Caleb Ferguson
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Caleb Ferguson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Caleb Ferguson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.318 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Caleb Ferguson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Earnest Long

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.54
58.54
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.66
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
8.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.55
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
10.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1412
38.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
34.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Earnest Long

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.123
0.123
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Earnest Long

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
28628.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
47.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
36.87
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA