Jason Smith vs. Eric Yelding — Career Comparison

Jason Smith
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown
Eric Yelding
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Jason Smith and Eric Yelding are closely matched on the surface stats. Jason Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.610 vs .590) and slugging (.361 vs .294). Eric Yelding had the advantage in on-base percentage (.296 vs .249). By the career numbers, Jason Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jason Smith and Eric Yelding

Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
269.9
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
203.5
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
600
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
576
559.22
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993
549.12
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
122
118.45
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
133.82
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
80
77.67
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
113.36
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.56
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.93
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.71
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.87
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.5
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.66
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
40.78
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
37
20.46
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
53.94
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90.47
50.03
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
201.94
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
161.47
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
150
145.63
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
173.09
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
65
63.11
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
67.47
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
58.25
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
37.05
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
104.85
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
102.86
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52.99
51.45
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92.52
51.16
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.85
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.55
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
22.33
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
38.71
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.32
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
181
175.73
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
97.88
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.65
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
7.19
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.42
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.88
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.06
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
49.22
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.88
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
22.67
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
12.62
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
71.89
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
68.46
68.46

Fielding Stats for Jason Smith and Eric Yelding

Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
1.27
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.9
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.97
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6469
27
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.1
9
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
2.08
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.17
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
2.72
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.81
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
4.96
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
4.16
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.8
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
952
3.97
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.165
3.165
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.132
3.132
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.43
59.43
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.32
76.32
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.63
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.32
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0