Earnest Long vs. Alex McColl — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex McColl
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex McColl as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex McColl posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Alex McColl had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Alex McColl

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
9.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
0.597
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
39.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.81
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
36.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.14
39.14

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Alex McColl

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Alex McColl

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
707.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
569.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
20.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
8.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
8
123.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA