Harry Howell vs. Eric Yardley — Career Comparison

Harry Howell
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Howell 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. Harry Howell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.212 compared to 3.52 and 1.491 for Eric Yardley. By the career numbers, Harry Howell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Howell and Eric Yardley

Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.19
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.99
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.46
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.51
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.29
47.29
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.94
82.94
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.86
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.74
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.52
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7703
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567.2
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2435
8.53
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.22
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
2.37
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.86
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
3.46
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.34
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10442
36.6
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.91
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
4.06
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.36
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9668
33.89
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
34.38
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Harry Howell and Eric Yardley

Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
1.18
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.48
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10410
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3470
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
1.12
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
3.01
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.52
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
4.36
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.68
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1591
4.13
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.68
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.65
94.65
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.489
3.489
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Howell and Eric Yardley

Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
181.99
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1510
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1394
553.91
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
120
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
81.85
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.84
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.93
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.37
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
38.15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.55
48.7
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
176.82
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
150.2
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
56.82
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
52.05
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
104.5
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126.25
50.17
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.77
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
25.43
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
322
127.95
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
15.89
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA