Elmer Riddle vs. Eric Yardley — Career Comparison

Elmer Riddle
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elmer Riddle 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. Elmer Riddle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.400 compared to 3.52 and 1.491 for Eric Yardley. By the career numbers, Elmer Riddle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Riddle and Eric Yardley

Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.67
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.09
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.57
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.46
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.26
65.26
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.5
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.4
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.52
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3069
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
8.57
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.22
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.52
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
4.03
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.86
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
3.01
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4406
38.76
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.91
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.85
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.36
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3929
34.57
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
34.38
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Elmer Riddle and Eric Yardley

Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
27
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.2
9
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.52
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.73
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.226
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Riddle and Eric Yardley

Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
300
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
532.46
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
108.38
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
91.1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.71
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.28
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.75
31.03
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
128.8
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
138.22
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
47.12
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
43.98
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
89.53
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.93
32.87
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.84
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
69
108.38
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.54
5.54
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.7
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.85
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA