Brad Hennessey vs. Eric Yardley — Career Comparison

Brad Hennessey
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brad Hennessey 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 4.69 and 1.508 for Brad Hennessey. By the career numbers, Eric Yardley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hennessey and Eric Yardley

Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.69
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.42
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.57
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.73
29.73
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
4.69
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.52
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360.2
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9.73
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.22
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.1
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.01
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
3.67
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.86
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
4.79
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
39.8
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.91
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.17
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
5.02
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.36
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.47
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.489
1.489
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1404
35.04
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
34.38
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.8
39.8
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Brad Hennessey and Eric Yardley

Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.69
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360.2
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.52
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
2.02
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
2
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.77
98.77
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.541
0.541
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.73
29.73
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hennessey and Eric Yardley

Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
934.02
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
544.33
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
123.71
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
92.78
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.56
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.93
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
44.84
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
179.38
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
129.9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.11
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
49.48
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
74.23
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
46.09
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
27
167.01
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
43.3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA