Earnest Long vs. Kyle McGowin — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kyle McGowin
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle McGowin 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 5.98 and 1.361 for Kyle McGowin. 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 Kyle McGowin

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
6.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
5.98
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
10.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.72
10.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.624
1.624
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
39.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.66
39.66

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Kyle McGowin

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
6.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.104
0.104
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Kyle McGowin

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4800
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA