Earnest Long vs. Jim Missouri — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Earnest Long and Jim Missouri are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Missouri posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.540 vs 1.889) and home runs allowed (0.72 per nine innings vs 1). Earnest Long had the advantage in ERA (5 vs 5.78). By the career numbers, Jim Missouri had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.