Earnest Long vs. Arch McCarthy — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Arch McCarthy
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Arch McCarthy 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 6.13 and 1.681 for Arch McCarthy. 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 Arch McCarthy

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
6.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
11.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
41.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
7.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.681
1.681
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
36.75
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.13
41.13

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Arch McCarthy

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.21
84.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Arch McCarthy

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
200
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
5.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.88
-17.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
140
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA