Saul Rivera vs. Eric Yardley — Career Comparison
Looking at the career totals, Saul Rivera and Eric Yardley are fairly close on the surface numbers. Eric Yardley posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.52 vs 4.29) and WHIP (1.491 vs 1.568). Saul Rivera had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.55 per nine innings vs 1.01). By the career numbers, Eric Yardley had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.
Pitching Stats for Saul Rivera and Eric Yardley
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
8.02
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
8.55
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
4.29
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.52
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
6.19
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
5.2
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.006
1.006
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
40.18
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
39.91
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.84
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.84
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.84
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
34.83
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
34.38
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.18
40.18
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Fielding Stats for Saul Rivera and Eric Yardley
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
8.02
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
8.55
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
2.71
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.68
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
2.67
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.68
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
98.81
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Hitting Stats for Saul Rivera and Eric Yardley
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA