Brian Giles vs. Eric Yelding — Career Comparison

Brian Giles
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Eric Yelding
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Brian Giles posted the stronger offensive profile against Eric Yelding. Brian Giles posted stronger numbers in OPS (.608 vs .590) and slugging (.309 vs .294). Eric Yelding had the advantage in batting average (.244 vs .228). By the career numbers, Brian Giles had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Giles and Eric Yelding

Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
217.7
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
203.5
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
791
600
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
600
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
709
537.8
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
549.12
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
162
122.88
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
133.82
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
94.82
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
113.36
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.48
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
27
14.93
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.87
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.59
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.66
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.07
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
37
20.46
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70.08
53.16
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90.47
50.03
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
166.12
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
161.47
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
177.5
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
173.09
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
74
56.13
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
67.47
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
37.93
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
37.05
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
114
86.47
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
102.86
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71.35
54.12
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92.52
51.16
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.55
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.1
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
70
38.71
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.52
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.32
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
114.54
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
97.88
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.79
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.19
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.79
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.42
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.34
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.06
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
27
20.48
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
49.22
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.86
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
22.67
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
40
30.34
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
71.89
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
67.5
67.5
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
68.46

Fielding Stats for Brian Giles and Eric Yelding

Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.33
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
1.27
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.01
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.97
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5767
27
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6469
27
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1922.1
9
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.1
9
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
2.6
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
2.17
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
3.22
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
1.81
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
5.92
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
996
4.16
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1244
5.82
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
3.97
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.132
3.132
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.06
76.06
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.32
76.32
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.77
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.32
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0