Kyle Farnsworth vs. Laymon Yokely — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Laymon Yokely
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Laymon Yokely built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Farnsworth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kyle Farnsworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 4.56 and 1.438 for Laymon Yokely. By the career numbers, Kyle Farnsworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Laymon Yokely

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.58
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.16
45.16
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.27
70.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.61
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.26
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
4.56
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1057.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
9.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.49
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.75
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
3.79
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
4.4
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4281
38.97
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4717
40.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
5.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.36
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.41
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.91
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4079
34.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Laymon Yokely

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.58
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3184
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.66
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.23
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
3.04
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.49
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.82
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.48
92.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.785
1.785
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.43
70.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Laymon Yokely

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
186
266.35
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
548.45
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
81.62
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
67.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
20.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
103.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
103.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
27.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.66
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.01
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.61
13.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
18.62
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.09
38.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
30.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100