Earnest Long vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Murray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dale Murray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Dale Murray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Dale Murray

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.53
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
3.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3912
39.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3466
34.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Dale Murray

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.99
91.99
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Dale Murray

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
493.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
28
212.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
2.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA