Tony Fiore vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Tony Fiore
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Fiore as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Fiore posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.39 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Tony Fiore had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Fiore and Earnest Long

Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
8.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
39.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.69
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
33.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Tony Fiore and Earnest Long

Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Fiore and Earnest Long

Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
13050
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Fiore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA