Earnest Long vs. Joe Mulligan — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Mulligan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Mulligan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Mulligan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.634 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Joe Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Joe Mulligan

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
39.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.01
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.634
1.634
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
34.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.9
39.9

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Joe Mulligan

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Joe Mulligan

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
514.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-41.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA