Bill Yerrick vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Bill Yerrick
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Yerrick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Otis Starks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.567 compared to 8.1 and 2.200 for Bill Yerrick. By the career numbers, Otis Starks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Yerrick and Otis Starks

Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.25
68.25
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.62
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.95
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
14.7
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
10.74
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.7
14.7
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.74
10.74
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.01
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
46.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
9.9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
6.38
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
40.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Bill Yerrick and Otis Starks

Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Yerrick and Otis Starks

Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
5
200
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
248.15
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
66.67
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
32
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.83
17.89
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
114.81
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.84
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.59
13.3
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.04
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
5
200
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100