Gary Wayne vs. Laymon Yokely — Career Comparison

Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Laymon Yokely
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Laymon Yokely built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wayne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 4.56 and 1.438 for Laymon Yokely. By the career numbers, Gary Wayne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Wayne and Laymon Yokely

Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.48
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.58
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.27
70.27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
4.56
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1057.1
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
9.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.49
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
3.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
4.4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4717
40.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
5.71
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.65
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.83
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.91
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4079
34.72
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Gary Wayne and Laymon Yokely

Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3184
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061.1
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.48
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.66
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.23
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
3.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.82
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.48
92.48
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.785
1.785
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.43
70.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Wayne and Laymon Yokely

Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
186
266.35
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
548.45
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
81.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
67.3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.32
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
20.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
103.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
103.1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
38.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
63.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.61
13.77
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
18.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
11
15.75
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.09
38.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100