Earnest Long vs. Fred Martin — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Martin
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Martin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Martin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.475 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Fred Martin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Fred Martin

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.54
17.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
10.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.06
10.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
39.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
36.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Fred Martin

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.825
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Fred Martin

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
137.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.7
46.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
187.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
162.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
50
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.43
55.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
112.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA