Ray King vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Ray King
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Ray King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray King and Earnest Long

Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.51
46.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.46
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
8.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.74
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.96
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
6.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
38.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1518
33.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Ray King and Earnest Long

Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.189
0.189
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray King and Earnest Long

Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
59300
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA