Earnest Long vs. Dan Murray — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Murray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Earnest Long posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5 and WHIP 1.889 compared to 5.76 and 1.652 for Dan Murray. By the career numbers, Earnest Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Dan Murray

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
5.76
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.34
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
7.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
41.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.652
1.652
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
34.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.56
41.56

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Dan Murray

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Dan Murray

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Murray
Career
Per 600 PA