Willie Jefferson vs. Esteban Yan — Career Comparison

Willie Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Esteban Yan
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Jefferson built a career as a starting pitcher and Esteban Yan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie Jefferson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.314 compared to 5.14 and 1.512 for Esteban Yan. By the career numbers, Willie Jefferson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Jefferson and Esteban Yan

Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.49
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
6.11
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.04
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.5
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.54
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.5
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.7
69.7
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.77
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.66
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.94
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
5.14
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
27
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2086
27
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
399.2
9
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
695.1
9
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
9.89
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
9.76
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.36
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.94
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
3.49
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
4.84
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
7.16
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
0.753
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.61
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1737
39.12
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3096
40.07
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.9
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
5.13
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
5.51
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.56
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.35
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.41
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.71
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
36.44
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2723
35.24
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07

Fielding Stats for Willie Jefferson and Esteban Yan

Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.52
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
6.11
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.04
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
27
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2086
27
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
9
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
695.1
9
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.91
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.62
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.92
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.25
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.92
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.13
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.83
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.27
95.27
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
68
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jefferson and Esteban Yan

Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
77
241.88
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
94400
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
562.3
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.667
2.667
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
131.94
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
103.66
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.85
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.28
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.27
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.73
46.28
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
175.92
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
147.64
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.075
1.075
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
53.4
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
65.97
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
113.09
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.26
51.07
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
446.24
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.42
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.99
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.42
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA