Jimmy Cooney vs. Steve Yeager — Career Comparison

Jimmy Cooney
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueShortstop
Steve Yeager
Baby BoomersWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Jimmy Cooney and Steve Yeager are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Yeager posted stronger numbers in OPS (.664 vs .623) and slugging (.355 vs .300). Jimmy Cooney had the advantage in on-base percentage (.324 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 Jimmy Cooney and Steve Yeager

Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
324
133.24
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1269
189.69
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
1459
600
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4014
600
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
1302
535.44
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3584
535.72
Jimmy Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jimmy Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
129.54
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
816
121.97
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
107.75
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
86.7
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
35
14.39
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
17.64
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.76
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
2.39
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.64
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
15.25
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
21.8
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
35.28
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155.62
64
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393.95
58.89
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
390
160.38
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1272
190.13
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472
194.11
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1185
177.13
Jimmy Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jimmy Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
90.88
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
53.36
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
118
48.53
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
61.29
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
137.77
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
99.4
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170.41
70.08
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386.23
57.73
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.7
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.04
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
60.86
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
51.12
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
9.57
Jimmy Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
19.74
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
726
108.52
Jimmy Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.4
30.4
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
5.53
5.53
Jimmy Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.93
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.19
Jimmy Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
93
13.9
Jimmy Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
31.67
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.09
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.69
Jimmy Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
31.67
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.78
Jimmy Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
43.75
43.75

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Cooney and Steve Yeager

Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.04
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1230
1.17
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
1
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8412
27
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28276
27
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2804
9
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9425.1
9
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
1.59
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6110
5.83
Jimmy Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
3.56
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
0.64
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.43
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.08
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1738
5.58
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6872
6.56
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1605
5.15
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6784
6.48
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.35
92.35
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.72
98.72
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.939
4.939
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.515
5.515
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.45
85.45
Jimmy Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.34
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.07
Jimmy Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.07
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
0.57
Jimmy Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
0.35