Earnest Long vs. Jack McFetridge — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack McFetridge
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack McFetridge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack McFetridge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Jack McFetridge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Jack McFetridge

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
10.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
39.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
5.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
34.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.21
39.21

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Jack McFetridge

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.01
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Jack McFetridge

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
209.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
530.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.63
50.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
153.49
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.95
55.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
11
153.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack McFetridge
Career
Per 600 PA