Earnest Long vs. Mike Matthews — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Matthews
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Matthews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Mike Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Mike Matthews

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
6.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073
39.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.74
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
33.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Mike Matthews

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.165
0.165
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Mike Matthews

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
4950
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
27.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
5.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA