Ed Ott vs. Bill Yancey — Career Comparison

Ed Ott
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Bill Yancey
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Ed Ott and Bill Yancey are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Ott had the edge in home run production (33 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ed Ott had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Ott and Bill Yancey

Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
173.48
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
346
158.23
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1961
600
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
1312
600
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1792
548.29
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
1157
529.12
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
142.27
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
300
137.2
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
105.86
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
225
102.9
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
23.25
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
47
21.49
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.06
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.4
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.1
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.4
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
36.41
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
75
34.3
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206.37
63.14
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143.24
65.51
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
201.94
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
417
190.7
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
606
185.42
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
404
184.76
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
59.97
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
71.34
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
59.66
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
70.88
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
109.54
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
135.82
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214.55
65.64
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159.11
72.77
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.92
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
42.22
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
47.56
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
9.18
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
254
77.72
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.74
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
7.72
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218.67
218.67
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.33
17.33
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.59
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
23.32
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.98
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
35
10.71
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.28
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.77
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.9
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.46
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
9.18
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.23
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
46.67
46.67
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.44
94.44

Fielding Stats for Ed Ott and Bill Yancey

Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
1.11
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.09
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
0.98
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.06
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12474
27
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8430
27
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
9
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2810
9
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2495
5.4
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
2.29
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
0.56
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
2.75
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.1
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2802
6.06
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
5.49
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2755
5.96
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1573
5.04
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.32
98.32
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.77
91.77
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.391
5.391
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.613
4.613
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.04
89.04
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.06
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.41
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.08
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
0.67
Bill Yancey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.37
Bill Yancey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0