Was Earnest Long a pitcher?

Yes. Earnest Long pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 2 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Earnest Long hit?

Earnest Long hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Earnest Long

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 1–0

ERA 5.00

WHIP 1.89

SO 2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 10/11/1927 in Chattanooga, TN, USA
Died: 9/20/2000 in Rome, GA, USA

Full name: Earnest Sylvester Long

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
23.0	19.0	6.0	7.0	1.0	0	1.0	5.0	3.0	0	0	.368	.455	.579	1.034

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
8	13	23	15	8	1	181.0	145	89	23	9	14	29	1.14	0.88

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1949	16.0	14.0	4.0	4.0	0	0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0	0	.286	.333	.500	.833
Listed seasons · 1	16	14	4	4	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	.286	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1949	3	9	14	8	3	0	90.0	92	52	18	6	10	20	1.80	1.13
Listed seasons · 1	3	9	14	8	3	0	90.0	92	52	18	6	10	20	1.80	1.13

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	0	3	0	0	0	0	9.0	11	5	1	6	2	5.00	0.0

Career ERA 5.00 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 21.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1948	CBE	NAL	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	9.0	11	5	6	2	5.00	4.10 (-22%)	0.0
Career · 1 season			1	0	3	0	0	0	0	9.0	11	5	6	2	5.00	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.400	.625	.400	1.025	0

Career AVG .400 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +51.8% above league average.

Career OBP .625 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — +83.8% above league average.

Career SLG .400 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Career OPS 1.025 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — +42.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1948	CBE	NAL	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.400	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	20	5	2	3	0	3	.600
Away	11	10	3	2	1	2	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	18	98.1	72	3	6	12	0.27
Away	10	61.2	64	20	8	17	2.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
1949-08-31	LCB	CAG	L	5	3	1	1	2	1
1949-08-21	LCB	CAG	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-31	LCB	IN9	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-28	LCB	IN9	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-24	LCB	HOE	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-10	LCB	KCM	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-08	LCB	CAG	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-04	LCB	IN9	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-06-26	LCB	BLG	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-06-19	LCB	HOE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1949-08-31	LCB	CAG	L	10.2	16	11	11	1	6	3
1949-08-21	LCB	CAG	W	9.0	8	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-31	LCB	IN9	L	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-28	LCB	IN9	L	5.0	0	1	0	0	0	0
1949-07-24	LCB	HOE	W	7.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-10	LCB	KCM	L	4.1	9	7	0	2	3	2
1949-07-08	LCB	CAG	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-04	LCB	IN9	W	9.0	14	6	0	0	0	0
1949-06-26	LCB	BLG	L	4.1	9	7	0	3	4	1
1949-06-19	LCB	HOE	L	9.0	8	4	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	1	3	0	0	0
P	3	0	0	2	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1948	CBE	OF	1	1	3	0	0	0
1948	CBE	P	3	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	3
Right Field	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Earnest Long

Was Earnest Long a pitcher?: Yes. Earnest Long pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 2 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Earnest Long hit?: Earnest Long hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.