Bobby Thompson vs. Eric Yelding — Career Comparison

Bobby Thompson
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Eric Yelding
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Bobby Thompson and Eric Yelding are closely matched on the surface stats. Bobby Thompson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.639 vs .590) and slugging (.350 vs .294). Eric Yelding had the advantage in on-base percentage (.296 vs .289). By the career numbers, Bobby Thompson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bobby Thompson and Eric Yelding

Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
282.35
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
203.5
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
136
600
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
600
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
120
529.41
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
549.12
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
119.12
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
133.82
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
83.82
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
113.36
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.24
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.93
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.87
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.66
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.29
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
20.46
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
61.6
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90.47
50.03
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
185.29
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
161.47
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
167.65
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
173.09
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
101.47
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
67.47
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.94
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
37.05
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
145.59
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
102.86
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.12
62.31
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92.52
51.16
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.55
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.71
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
38.71
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.32
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
114.71
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
97.88
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.23
5.23
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
7.19
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.42
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.06
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.88
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
49.22
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.82
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
22.67
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.71
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
71.89
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
68.46
68.46

Fielding Stats for Bobby Thompson and Eric Yelding

Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.42
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
1.27
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.87
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.97
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
989
27
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6469
27
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.1
9
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.98
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.17
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.81
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
3.06
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
4.16
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
3
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
3.97
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.115
2.115
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.132
3.132
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.32
76.32
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.32
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0