Kid Gleason vs. Steve Yerkes — Career Comparison

Kid Gleason
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Steve Yerkes
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Kid Gleason and Steve Yerkes are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 95 for Kid Gleason, 93 for Steve Yerkes), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 94 vs 94). The overall lean goes to Kid Gleason, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Kid Gleason and Steve Yerkes

Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1968
143.82
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711
149.21
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8210
600
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
2859
600
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7459
545.12
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
2521
529.07
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Steve Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Steve Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1946
142.22
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
676
141.87
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1634
119.42
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
514
107.87
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
15.79
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
26.02
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
5.92
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
6.72
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.1
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.26
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
22.8
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
34
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Steve Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Steve Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826.88
60.43
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306.84
64.4
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
173.13
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
882
185.1
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2485
181.61
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
899
188.67
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Steve Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Steve Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Steve Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Steve Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Steve Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Steve Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Steve Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1022
74.69
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
307
64.43
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
824
60.22
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
254
53.31
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1831
133.81
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
555
116.47
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
942.54
68.88
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340.57
71.47
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
2.78
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.36
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
36.61
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
43.44
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
29.82
Steve Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
41.34
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
20.12
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
14.51
14.51
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
1.05
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
15.49
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
24.13
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
24.04
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
54
11.33
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.62
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
24.04
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
76
15.95
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
71.05
71.05

Fielding Stats for Kid Gleason and Steve Yerkes

Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
1.06
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
626.4
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.25
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50205
27
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16735
9
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4237
2.28
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
1217.7
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5324
2.86
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1884
1695.6
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
0.36
Steve Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
153
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10233
5.5
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3407
3066.3
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9561
5.14
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3237
2913.3
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Steve Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.851
4.851
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.651
4.651
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
0.33
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
194.4
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0