Earnest Long vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Red Ruffing posted a stronger line than Earnest Long. Red Ruffing posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.8 vs 5) and WHIP (1.341 vs 1.889). By the career numbers, Red Ruffing 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 Red Ruffing

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
0.57
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.47
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.82
54.82
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1833
3.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
4.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16980
35.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Red Ruffing

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Red Ruffing

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
107.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228.39
65.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
179.74
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
59.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248.62
71.61
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
27.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
266
76.62
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.39
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50