Earnest Long vs. Chris Mears — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Mears
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Mears 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 5.44 and 1.476 for Chris Mears. 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 Chris Mears

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.44
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.89
10.89
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
38.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
35.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Chris Mears

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Chris Mears

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA