Eric Yardley vs. Cy Young — Career Comparison

Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cy Young
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Cy Young built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Yardley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cy Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.130 compared to 3.52 and 1.491 for Eric Yardley. By the career numbers, Cy Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Yardley and Cy Young

Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
1.11
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
0.63
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.39
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.86
61.86
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.96
89.96
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
0.92
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.09
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.02
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.52
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
2.63
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22068
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7356
9
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.22
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7092
8.68
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.17
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.86
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
1.49
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2803
3.43
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.547
0.547
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.19
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.2
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.91
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29579
36.19
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.36
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3167
3.87
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
34.38
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28201
34.5
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.19
36.19

Fielding Stats for Eric Yardley and Cy Young

Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
1.13
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.29
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21744
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.31
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.52
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
2.5
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.18
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.68
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.68
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
2.81
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
93.87
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.487
2.487
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.47
25.47
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.05
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Yardley and Cy Young

Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
918
177.62
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3101
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2960
572.72
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
120.54
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
93.45
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
16.83
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.77
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.48
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
27.09
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204.03
39.48
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834
161.37
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
138.15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
62.88
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
56.11
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
115.51
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212.45
41.11
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.93
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
15.67
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
381
73.72
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.14
8.14
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
9.67
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100