Catfish Hunter vs. Eric Yardley — Career Comparison

Catfish Hunter
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Catfish Hunter 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. Catfish Hunter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.151 compared to 3.52 and 1.491 for Eric Yardley. By the career numbers, Catfish Hunter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Catfish Hunter and Eric Yardley

Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.58
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.43
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
95.2
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.47
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.11
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1248
3.26
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.52
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2958
7.72
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.22
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
0.98
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
2.49
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.86
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
5.25
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
5.2
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14032
36.61
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.91
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
3.6
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.36
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.22
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.19
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.2
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12870
33.58
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
34.38
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.61
36.61
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Catfish Hunter and Eric Yardley

Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.31
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.59
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
0.83
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.52
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
1.48
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
1.42
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Catfish Hunter and Eric Yardley

Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
435.21
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
710
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
556.06
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
125.92
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
104.79
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.52
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.07
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.13
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
35.98
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
159.72
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
132.68
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
50.7
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
43.1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
88.73
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.21
38.21
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.76
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
160
135.21
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
32.96
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.45
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA