Earnest Long vs. Win Mercer — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Win Mercer
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Win Mercer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Win Mercer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Win Mercer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Win Mercer

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.48
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.55
89.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1098
3.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7454
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2484.2
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3081
11.16
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
2.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
1.93
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.16
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11106
40.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1753
6.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10207
36.97
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Win Mercer

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
1.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12210
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4070
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
1.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
1.95
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
3.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.93
87.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.515
2.515
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Win Mercer

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
172.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1773
540.82
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
154.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
133.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
11.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238.63
72.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
186.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
664
202.54
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
84.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
60.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
142.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270.24
82.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
43.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
178
54.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
11.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100