Earnest Long vs. Lindy McDaniel — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lindy McDaniel
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Lindy McDaniel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lindy McDaniel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Lindy McDaniel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Lindy McDaniel

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
4.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.23
54.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.72
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
3.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6418
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139.1
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2099
8.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
2.62
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
5.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8971
37.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
2.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
3.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8275
34.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.74
37.74

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Lindy McDaniel

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
4.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6421
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2140.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
2.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
2.41
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Lindy McDaniel

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
1438.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
550.49
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
81.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
61.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.6
19.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
110.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
94.66
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
27.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
48.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.85
7.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
159
231.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA