Pat Caraway vs. Eric Yardley — Career Comparison

Pat Caraway
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Caraway built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Yardley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Yardley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 5.35 and 1.542 for Pat Caraway. By the career numbers, Eric Yardley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Caraway and Eric Yardley

Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
2.03
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.17
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.41
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.75
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
5.35
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.52
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
10.21
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.22
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.64
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.67
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.86
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
2.84
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.724
0.724
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2154
40.56
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
39.91
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.56
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
6.18
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.36
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
36.64
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
34.38
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Pat Caraway and Eric Yardley

Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
27
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.2
9
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.52
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.194
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Caraway and Eric Yardley

Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
373.71
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
538.29
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
96
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
65.14
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.39
28.75
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
133.71
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
116.57
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.29
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
113.14
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
26.52
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.57
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.14
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.73
6.73
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
41.14
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA