Earnest Long vs. Brian Matusz — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian Matusz
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Matusz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Matusz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.92 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Brian Matusz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Brian Matusz

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.64
24.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
9.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.34
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
7.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2335
39.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
5.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081
35.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Brian Matusz

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.94
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.53
98.53
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.64
24.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Brian Matusz

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
21000
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA