Ben Grieve vs. Eddie Yost — Career Comparison

Ben Grieve
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star
Eddie Yost
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Eddie Yost holds a real edge over Ben Grieve in this comparison. Eddie Yost led in walk rate (BB%+ 190 vs 137), contact rate (K%+ 102 vs 79), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 123 vs 107). Ben Grieve held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 114 vs 93). The edge belongs to Eddie Yost.

Hitting Stats for Ben Grieve and Eddie Yost

Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
976
156.45
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2109
137.92
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
3743
600
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9175
600
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3215
515.36
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7346
480.39
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.793
0.793
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
864
138.5
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1863
121.83
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
549
88
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1331
87.04
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
30.78
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
22.04
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
3.66
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
18.92
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
9.09
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
50.49
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
34.79
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
533.34
85.49
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1213.31
79.34
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1420
227.62
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2729
178.46
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
1375
220.41
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3576
233.85
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.766
0.766
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
471
75.5
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1215
79.46
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
492
78.87
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
683
44.66
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
845
135.45
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1759
115.03
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
85.57
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1275.1
83.39
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.21
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
6.47
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
466
74.7
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1614
105.55
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.53
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
15
0.98
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
125.67
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
920
60.16
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.97
9.97
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.16
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
6.41
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.56
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
1.18
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
16.51
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
8.7
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.85
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.71
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
4.32
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.65
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
9.02
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.76
82.76
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
52.17
52.17

Fielding Stats for Ben Grieve and Eddie Yost

Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
1.1
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2035
2.13
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
1.08
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
982
1.03
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
18950
27
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25772
27
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
6316.2
9
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8590.2
9
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
1.97
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2436
2.55
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.04
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3663
3.84
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.03
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
0.28
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1436
2.05
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6370
6.67
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1416
2.02
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6099
6.39
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.61
98.61
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.75
95.75
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.997
2.997
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.19
98.19
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.26
48.26
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
0.37
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0