Jack Kull vs. Al Yeargin — Career Comparison

Jack Kull
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Yeargin
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Yeargin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Kull as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Kull posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 2.667 compared to 4.91 and 1.422 for Al Yeargin. By the career numbers, Jack Kull had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Kull and Al Yeargin

Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.73
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
4.91
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
27
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148.1
9
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
10.13
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.67
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
12
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.12
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
0.533
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
54
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
39.2
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.97
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.64
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
36
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
36.34
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Jack Kull and Al Yeargin

Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
27
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.909
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Kull and Al Yeargin

Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
404.08
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
551.02
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.44
17.66
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
4.68
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
232.65
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA