Guido Grilli vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Guido Grilli
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Guido Grilli as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Earnest Long posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5 and WHIP 1.889 compared to 7.08 and 2.361 for Guido Grilli. By the career numbers, Earnest Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guido Grilli and Earnest Long

Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
7.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
10.62
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.62
10.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
8.85
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.574
1.574
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
46.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.164
2.164
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.889
1.889
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
35.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44

Fielding Stats for Guido Grilli and Earnest Long

Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guido Grilli and Earnest Long

Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
140.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
149.95
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA