Fred Green vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Fred Green
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Green as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Green posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.574 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Fred Green had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Green and Earnest Long

Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.25
56.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.48
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.98
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.76
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.98
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
39.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
35.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.46
39.46
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Fred Green and Earnest Long

Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Green and Earnest Long

Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
2933.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.56
85.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
300
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
1.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA