Earnest Long vs. Diomedes Olivo — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Diomedes Olivo
Greatest GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Diomedes Olivo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Diomedes Olivo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Diomedes Olivo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Diomedes Olivo

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107.1
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
9.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
38.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
35.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Diomedes Olivo

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.84
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Diomedes Olivo

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
2550
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
510
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
90
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
21.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
15.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA