Greg Garrett vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Greg Garrett
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg Garrett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Greg Garrett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.48 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Greg Garrett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Garrett and Earnest Long

Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.76
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.48
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.94
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.83
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.97
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
37.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
30.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Greg Garrett and Earnest Long

Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Garrett and Earnest Long

Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1020
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-5.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
10
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA