Charlie Ferguson vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Charlie Ferguson
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth 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 Charlie Ferguson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Ferguson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.117 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Charlie Ferguson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Ferguson and Earnest Long

Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.74
60.74
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.9
92.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
2.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1402
8.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.72
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
4.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6310
37.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
4.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6009
35.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.49
37.49
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Charlie Ferguson and Earnest Long

Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
1.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6660
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2220
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
2.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
2.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.02
91.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.422
2.422
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Ferguson and Earnest Long

Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
143.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1078
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
963
535.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.764
0.764
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
154.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
123.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
20.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
31.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144.33
80.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
199.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
392
218.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
106.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
87.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
190.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157.93
87.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
62.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
119
66.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.06
9.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA