Steve Renko vs. Eric Yardley — Career Comparison

Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Renko 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 3.99 and 1.417 for Steve Renko. By the career numbers, Eric Yardley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Renko and Eric Yardley

Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
3.99
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.52
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.22
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.89
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.64
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.86
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.31
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
5.2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.26
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.91
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
4.45
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.36
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.29
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.24
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.39
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
34.38
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Steve Renko and Eric Yardley

Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.63
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.14
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.52
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
1.83
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.74
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Renko and Eric Yardley

Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
477.93
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
549.31
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
93.1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.52
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
82.76
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA