Earnest Long vs. Kent Mercker — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kent Mercker
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Kent Mercker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kent Mercker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.480 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Kent Mercker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Kent Mercker

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.48
52.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.68
21.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
4.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
4.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
6.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.37
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5792
39.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
4.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5042
34.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Kent Mercker

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
1.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.82
21.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Kent Mercker

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
1485.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
527.66
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
59.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
42.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.83
14.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
85.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
82.98
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
25.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
38.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
61.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.57
-1.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
115
244.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
46.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA