Earnest Long vs. Randy Messenger — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Randy Messenger
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Messenger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Randy Messenger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.733 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Randy Messenger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Randy Messenger

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
10.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.97
10.97
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
5.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844
41.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.652
1.652
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
738
35.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.13
41.13

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Randy Messenger

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.41
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Randy Messenger

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
12975
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
450
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA