Bill Cooney vs. Steve Yeager — Career Comparison

Bill Cooney
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueUnknown
Steve Yeager
Baby BoomersWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill Cooney and Steve Yeager are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Yeager posted stronger numbers in OPS (.664 vs .606) and slugging (.355 vs .273). Bill Cooney had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 vs .309). By the career numbers, Steve Yeager had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Cooney and Steve Yeager

Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
325
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1269
189.69
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4014
600
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3584
535.72
Bill Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
816
121.97
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
86.7
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
17.64
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.39
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
15.25
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
35.28
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
51.16
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393.95
58.89
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
150
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1272
190.13
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
200
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1185
177.13
Bill Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Bill Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
53.36
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
61.29
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
99.4
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
68.01
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386.23
57.73
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.04
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
51.12
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
9.57
Bill Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
726
108.52
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.53
5.53
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.93
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.19
Bill Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
93
13.9
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.09
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.69
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.78
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.75
43.75

Fielding Stats for Bill Cooney and Steve Yeager

Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.62
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1230
1.17
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
1
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28276
27
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9425.1
9
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6110
5.83
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
0.64
Bill Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.08
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.08
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6872
6.56
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6784
6.48
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.72
98.72
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.515
5.515
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.45
85.45
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.07
Bill Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.07
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
0.57
Bill Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
0.35