Earnest Long vs. Zach Miner — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zach Miner
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach Miner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach Miner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.25 and WHIP 1.504 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Zach Miner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Zach Miner

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.19
53.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.97
21.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385.2
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
9.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.78
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
5.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
39.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.56
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1487
34.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Zach Miner

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
96.83
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.97
21.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Zach Miner

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
7984.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
40.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
38.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Miner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Miner
Career
Per 600 PA