Jim Traber vs. Eric Yelding — Career Comparison

Jim Traber
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Eric Yelding
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Jim Traber and Eric Yelding are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Traber posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .590) and slugging (.352 vs .294). Eric Yelding had the advantage in on-base percentage (.296 vs .284). By the career numbers, Jim Traber had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Traber and Eric Yelding

Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
264
176.59
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
203.5
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
897
600
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
600
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
819
547.83
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
549.12
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
186
124.41
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
133.82
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
138
92.31
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
113.36
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
21
14.05
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.93
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.87
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.06
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.66
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
32.11
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
37
20.46
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82.78
55.37
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90.47
50.03
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
192.64
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
161.47
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
250
167.22
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
173.09
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
70
46.82
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
67.47
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
78.26
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
67
37.05
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
107.02
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
102.86
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81.79
54.71
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92.52
51.16
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.01
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.55
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
38.8
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
38.71
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.01
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.32
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
78.93
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
177
97.88
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.6
7.6
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
6.13
6.13
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.34
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.19
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.03
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.42
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.72
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.06
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.34
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
49.22
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.34
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
22.67
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.69
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
71.89
Jim Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
68.46

Fielding Stats for Jim Traber and Eric Yelding

Jim Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.16
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
1.27
Jim Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.97
Jim Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4065
27
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6469
27
Jim Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1355
9
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.1
9
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1238
8.22
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
2.17
Jim Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.9
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.81
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9.21
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
996
4.16
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
9.13
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
3.97
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.897
7.897
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.132
3.132
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.32
76.32
Jim Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.92
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.32
Jim Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0