Kip Gross vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Kip Gross
Baby BoomersNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Kip Gross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kip Gross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.619 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Kip Gross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kip Gross and Earnest Long

Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.44
16.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
10.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.24
10.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.85
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
4.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
40.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
35.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.29
40.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Kip Gross and Earnest Long

Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.44
16.44
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kip Gross and Earnest Long

Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
1510.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
517.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
11.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
6.84
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
124.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Kip Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA