Harvey Gentry vs. Eric Yelding — Career Comparison

Harvey Gentry
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueUnknown
Eric Yelding
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Harvey Gentry and Eric Yelding are closely matched on the surface stats. Harvey Gentry posted stronger numbers in OPS (.650 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .296). Eric Yelding had the advantage in slugging (.294 vs .250). By the career numbers, Harvey Gentry had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Harvey Gentry and Eric Yelding

Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
203.5
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
600
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
549.12
Harvey Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Harvey Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
133.82
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
113.36
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.93
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.87
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.66
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
20.46
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90.47
50.03
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
161.47
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
173.09
Harvey Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Harvey Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Harvey Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Harvey Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
67.47
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
37.05
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
102.86
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
77.49
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92.52
51.16
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
38.71
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.32
Harvey Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
177
97.88
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.19
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.42
Harvey Gentry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.06
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
49.22
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
22.67
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
71.89
Harvey Gentry
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
68.46