Earnest Long vs. Randy Myers — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Randy Myers
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Myers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Randy Myers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Randy Myers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Randy Myers

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
7.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.64
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.12
41.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.53
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2654
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884.2
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
7.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
4.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3744
38.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
5.57
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3253
33.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Randy Myers

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
7.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2654
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.94
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.97
95.97
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.164
0.164
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Randy Myers

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
6432.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
529.41
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
97.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.78
24.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
123.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
123.53
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
105.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.09
18.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
33
291.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Myers
Career
Per 600 PA