Earnest Long vs. Jim Mertz — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Mertz
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Mertz posted a stronger line than Earnest Long. Jim Mertz posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.63 vs 5) and WHIP (1.431 vs 1.889). By the career numbers, Jim Mertz 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 Mertz

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.3
30.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
8.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
38.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.93
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
34.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Jim Mertz

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Jim Mertz

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
460.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
530.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
97.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
26.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
25.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
13
181.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA