Tom Glavine vs. Eric Yardley — Career Comparison

Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Glavine built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Yardley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Yardley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 3.54 and 1.347 for Tom Glavine. By the career numbers, Eric Yardley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Glavine and Eric Yardley

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.41
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.04
60.04
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.11
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
3.54
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.52
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4298
8.76
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.22
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.73
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
3.06
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.86
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.3
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2607
5.32
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
5.2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18604
37.94
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.91
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.36
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.46
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.23
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
0.86
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16697
34.05
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
34.38
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Tom Glavine and Eric Yardley

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.53
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
1.75
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.52
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.05
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
2.33
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
2.28
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.14
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Glavine and Eric Yardley

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
258.6
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1645
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1323
482.55
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
89.73
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
79.51
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.12
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.21
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.16
24.86
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
101.4
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
127.29
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
33.92
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
32.83
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
66.38
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
28.16
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.84
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
329
120
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.78
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA