Herb Goodall vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Herb Goodall
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Goodall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herb Goodall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Herb Goodall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Goodall and Earnest Long

Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
7.76
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
39.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
6.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
34.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Herb Goodall and Earnest Long

Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Goodall and Earnest Long

Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
237.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
562.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.927
0.927
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
237.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
212.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.6
120
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
262.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
275
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.925
0.925
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.923
0.923
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
125
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
187.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.63
132.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA