Ray Narleski vs. Ed Yarnall — Career Comparison

Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ed Yarnall
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Yarnall built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Narleski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Narleski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 5.4 and 1.750 for Ed Yarnall. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Narleski and Ed Yarnall

Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.15
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.35
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.58
56.58
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.4
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9.9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
4.29
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.85
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
5.82
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
6.3
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.124
1.124
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
38.74
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
41.85
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.85
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.31
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
35.55
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Ray Narleski and Ed Yarnall

Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.15
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.35
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.8
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.25
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.25
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Narleski and Ed Yarnall

Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
600
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
524.21
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.11
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
20.2
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.26
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
44.21
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
14.51
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
57
180
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA