Geoff Geary vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Geoff Geary
Gen XNew YorkThrows 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 Geoff Geary as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Geoff Geary posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Geoff Geary had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Geoff Geary and Earnest Long

Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
7.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.92
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1054
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
9.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.87
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
5.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.56
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
38.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347
34.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Geoff Geary and Earnest Long

Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
7.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1054
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Geoff Geary and Earnest Long

Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
9566.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
13.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-11.46
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA