Rick Reed vs. Eric Yardley — Career Comparison

Rick Reed
Baby BoomersWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Reed 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. Eric Yardley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 4.03 and 1.238 for Rick Reed. By the career numbers, Eric Yardley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Reed and Eric Yardley

Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.59
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.54
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.03
55.03
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.74
89.74
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
4.03
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.52
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4637
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1545.2
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1601
9.32
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.22
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.24
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.01
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.66
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.86
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
5.65
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
5.2
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.26
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6407
37.31
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.91
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
4.36
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.36
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.26
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.62
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5997
34.92
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
34.38
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.31
37.31
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Rick Reed and Eric Yardley

Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.6
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4638
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.63
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.23
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.52
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.93
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.86
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.37
96.37
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.42
89.42
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Reed and Eric Yardley

Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
454.14
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
492.27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
84.53
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
66.3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.31
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
18.23
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.83
24.58
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
109.39
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
107.73
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
38.12
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.78
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
74.59
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.58
22.52
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.55
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
93
154.14
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
77.9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.63
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA