Tommy Hughes vs. Eric Yardley — Career Comparison

Tommy Hughes
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Hughes 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 3.92 and 1.462 for Tommy Hughes. By the career numbers, Eric Yardley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Hughes and Eric Yardley

Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.88
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.14
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.73
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.92
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.52
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2064
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
9.13
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.22
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.43
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.03
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.86
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
2.89
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
39.13
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.91
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
4.64
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.36
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
35.03
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
34.38
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Tommy Hughes and Eric Yardley

Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.2
9
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.52
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.257
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Hughes and Eric Yardley

Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
389.74
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
546.15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
64.1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
58.97
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
8.78
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
69.23
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
82.05
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.82
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.93
-7.51
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.38
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
63
161.54
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.69
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA