Earnest Long vs. Dave Otto — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Otto
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Earnest Long and Dave Otto are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dave Otto had the edge in WHIP (1.602 vs 1.889). By the career numbers, Dave Otto had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Dave Otto

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
5.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
10.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.66
10.66
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
39.72
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.57
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
5.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.568
1.568
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246
35.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Dave Otto

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.87
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.78
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.578
0.578
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Dave Otto

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
3114.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
1.35
38.54
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
39.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA