Earnest Long vs. Dick Midkiff — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Midkiff
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Midkiff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Earnest Long posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5 and WHIP 1.889 compared to 5.09 and 1.811 for Dick Midkiff. By the career numbers, Earnest Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Dick Midkiff

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.38
15.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
5.09
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
10.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.95
10.95
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
43.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
7.64
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.811
1.811
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
37.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.05
43.05

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Dick Midkiff

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Dick Midkiff

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
780
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
35.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
29.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA