Earnest Long vs. Brandon McCarthy — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brandon McCarthy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Brandon McCarthy posted a stronger line than Earnest Long. Brandon McCarthy posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.2 vs 5) and WHIP (1.317 vs 1.889). By the career numbers, Brandon McCarthy had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Brandon McCarthy

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.55
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.92
47.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
6.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
4.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4740
34.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Brandon McCarthy

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.05
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Brandon McCarthy

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
916.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
524.55
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
5.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
64.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
35.93
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.79
-20.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
76
273.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA