Earnest Long vs. Leo Mangum — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leo Mangum
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Leo Mangum 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 5.37 and 1.606 for Leo Mangum. By the career numbers, Earnest Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Leo Mangum

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
2.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.82
18.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
5.37
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258.1
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
11.95
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.95
11.95
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1180
41.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.01
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
6.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.607
1.607
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
38.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Leo Mangum

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.63
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.012
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Leo Mangum

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
629.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
555.56
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
111.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
103.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.65
27.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
125.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
140.74
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
51.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
74.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.05
29.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.13
10.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA