Earnest Long vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Ted Wilks

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.29
66.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.43
11.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Ted Wilks

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Ted Wilks

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA