Earnest Long vs. Jack O'Connor — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack O'Connor
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack O'Connor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack O'Connor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.89 and WHIP 1.657 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Jack O'Connor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Jack O'Connor

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.71
21.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
9.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
4.6
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1426
40.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.588
1.588
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
34.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Jack O'Connor

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.93
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.71
21.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Jack O'Connor

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA