Joe Colon vs. Rube Yarrison — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Joe Colon and Rube Yarrison are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rube Yarrison posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.724 vs 2.000) and home runs allowed (0.81 per nine innings vs 1.8). Joe Colon had the advantage in ERA (7.2 vs 7.86). By the career numbers, Rube Yarrison 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.