Earnest Long vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Merritt posted a stronger line than Earnest Long. Jim Merritt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.65 vs 5) and WHIP (1.237 vs 1.889). By the career numbers, Jim Merritt 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 Jim Merritt

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Jim Merritt

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Jim Merritt

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0