Earnest Long vs. Rich Robertson — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rich Robertson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Earnest Long and Rich Robertson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rich Robertson had the edge in WHIP (1.631 vs 1.889). By the career numbers, Rich Robertson 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 Rich Robertson

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.15
48.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
4.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
907
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302.1
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
4.55
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
5.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.77
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
41.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.608
1.608
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1204
35.84
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.05
41.05

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Rich Robertson

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302.2
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.81
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Rich Robertson

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
531.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
531.96
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
49.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
24.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.05
18.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
98.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
61.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
30.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
43.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.49
-9.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
315.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
55.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA