Marty Shay vs. Eric Yelding — Career Comparison

Marty Shay
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Eric Yelding
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Marty Shay and Eric Yelding are closely matched on the surface stats. Marty Shay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.603 vs .590) and slugging (.307 vs .294). Eric Yelding had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Marty Shay had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Marty Shay and Eric Yelding

Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
21
155.56
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
203.5
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
600
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
555.56
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993
549.12
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
18
133.33
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
133.82
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
14
103.7
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
113.36
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
14.93
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.87
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.66
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
20.46
Marty Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.27
53.83
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90.47
50.03
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
170.37
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
161.47
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
177.78
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
173.09
Marty Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Marty Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Marty Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Marty Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Marty Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
67.47
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
37.05
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
44.44
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
102.86
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.94
58.81
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92.52
51.16
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.55
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.04
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
38.71
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.32
Marty Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
44.44
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
177
97.88
Marty Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.5
13.5
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
6.13
6.13
Marty Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.19
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.42
Marty Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.06
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
49.22
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
22.67
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
71.89
Marty Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
68.46

Fielding Stats for Marty Shay and Eric Yelding

Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
1.27
Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.97
Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6469
27
Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.1
9
Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.17
Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.81
Marty Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
4.16
Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
3.97
Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.68
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Marty Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.046
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.132
3.132
Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.32
76.32
Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.32
Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0