Earnest Long vs. Greg Minton — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greg Minton
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg Minton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Greg Minton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Greg Minton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Greg Minton

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
5.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.52
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.58
47.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
3.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3392
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1130.2
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
8.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
3.84
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4810
38.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
3.6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4202
33.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Greg Minton

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
5.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3392
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1130.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.83
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.48
96.48
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Greg Minton

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
3501.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
506.56
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
73.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
54.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.86
23.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
103.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
118.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
73.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.3
16.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
40
196.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA