Bill Rotes vs. Al Yeargin — Career Comparison

Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Yeargin
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Yeargin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Rotes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Yeargin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.91 and WHIP 1.422 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Al Yeargin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Rotes and Al Yeargin

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.13
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.79
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.71
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.73
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.41
29.41
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.91
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
27
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
148.1
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
10.13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.12
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
0.533
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
39.2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.97
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
5.64
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
36.34
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Bill Rotes and Al Yeargin

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.18
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
27
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
9
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.54
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.01
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.72
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.29
85.29
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.909
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Rotes and Al Yeargin

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
404.08
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
538.46
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
551.02
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.69
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
23.08
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
27.84
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
17.66
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
107.69
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
130.77
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
20.53
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
4.68
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
200
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
232.65
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA