Eric Yardley vs. Zip Zabel — Career Comparison

Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zip Zabel
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zip Zabel 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. Zip Zabel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 3.52 and 1.491 for Eric Yardley. By the career numbers, Zip Zabel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Yardley and Zip Zabel

Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.01
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.76
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.52
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.71
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.22
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
7.02
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.86
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
3.95
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.34
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.91
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214
36.91
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.94
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.36
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.8
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
34.38
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
32.75
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.91
36.91

Fielding Stats for Eric Yardley and Zip Zabel

Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
27
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.2
9
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.52
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.576
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Yardley and Zip Zabel

Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
394.12
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
552.94
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
11.23
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
88.24
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.06
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-1.72
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
13
76.47
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100