Earnest Long vs. Rube Melton — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rube Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Melton posted a stronger line than Earnest Long. Rube Melton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.62 vs 5) and WHIP (1.447 vs 1.889). By the career numbers, Rube Melton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Rube Melton

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.64
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
7.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
5.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3061
39.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.6
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2653
33.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Rube Melton

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.79
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Rube Melton

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
422.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
542.61
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
65.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
44.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
13.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
91.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
73.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
62.61
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.39
-3.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
208.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
49.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA