Jason Grilli vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Grilli as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Grilli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Jason Grilli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Earnest Long

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Earnest Long

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Earnest Long

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
500
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
45.73
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
32.78
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA