Earnest Long vs. Joe Ostrowski — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Ostrowski
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Ostrowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Ostrowski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Joe Ostrowski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Joe Ostrowski

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.92
47.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.67
24.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
4.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1367
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455.2
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
11.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.04
11.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.503
0.503
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
39.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.19
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
5.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.442
1.442
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1889
37.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Joe Ostrowski

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Joe Ostrowski

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
608.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
478.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
77.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
56.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.55
34.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
97.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
174.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
44.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
89.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.16
37.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
97.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
31
125.68
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA