Len Sowders vs. Eric Yelding — Career Comparison

Len Sowders
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationCenter Fielder
Eric Yelding
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Len Sowders posted the stronger offensive profile against Eric Yelding. Len Sowders posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.364 vs .296). Eric Yelding had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Len Sowders had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Len Sowders and Eric Yelding

Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
23
156.82
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
203.5
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
88
600
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
600
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
76
518.18
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
549.12
Len Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Len Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
136.36
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
133.82
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
16
109.09
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
113.36
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.45
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
14.93
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.87
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.66
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
20.46
Len Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.77
80.22
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90.47
50.03
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
170.45
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
161.47
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
218.18
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
173.09
Len Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Len Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Len Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Len Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Len Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Len Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
68.18
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
67.47
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
95.45
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
37.05
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
163.64
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
102.86
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
85
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92.52
51.16
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
38.71
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.32
Len Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
177
97.88
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.19
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.42
Len Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.06
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40.91
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
49.22
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
22.67
Len Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40.91
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
71.89
Len Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
68.46
68.46

Fielding Stats for Len Sowders and Eric Yelding

Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.21
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
1.27
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.97
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
27
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6469
27
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
9
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.1
9
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.66
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.17
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.81
Len Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.06
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
4.16
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.86
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
3.97
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.24
90.24
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.132
3.132
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.32
76.32
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.32
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0