Earnest Long vs. Butch Metzger — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Butch Metzger
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the Year

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Butch Metzger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Butch Metzger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.582 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Butch Metzger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Butch Metzger

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.55
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293.1
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
8.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
5.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1286
39.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.44
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
33.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Butch Metzger

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.44
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
97.92
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Butch Metzger

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
5457.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
428.57
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-2.89
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.16
-33.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA