Ernie Johnson vs. Bill Long — Career Comparison

Ernie Johnson
Greatest GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Long
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Ernie Johnson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ernie Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 4.37 and 1.386 for Bill Long. By the career numbers, Ernie Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Johnson and Bill Long

Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.28
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
2.76
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.9
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.63
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.47
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.36
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.47
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.3
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.77
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.37
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
9.19
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9.86
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.88
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.09
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.62
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.43
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
5
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
4.29
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.25
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2494
39.06
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2216
38.45
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.86
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.73
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
4.43
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
4.79
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.78
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
35.22
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2023
35.1
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Ernie Johnson and Bill Long

Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
6.45
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
2.76
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.9
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1143
27
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
9
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.9
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.81
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.37
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.92
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.1
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.71
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.03
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Johnson and Bill Long

Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
1388.14
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
15900
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
600
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
508.47
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
91.53
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
76.27
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.17
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.25
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
24.47
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
116.95
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
116.95
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.59
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.19
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
101.69
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
21.84
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-22.96
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
86.44
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.94
6.94
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
61.02
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA