Earnest Long vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Tanana posted a stronger line than Earnest Long. Frank Tanana posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.66 vs 5) and WHIP (1.297 vs 1.889). By the career numbers, Frank Tanana 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 Frank Tanana

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
0.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Frank Tanana

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.85
97.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Frank Tanana

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
75
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0