Eric Yardley vs. Bill Zepp — Career Comparison

Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Zepp
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Zepp 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. Eric Yardley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 3.64 and 1.495 for Bill Zepp. By the career numbers, Eric Yardley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Yardley and Bill Zepp

Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.02
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.52
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
3.64
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
9
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.22
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
9.62
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.86
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.45
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.88
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.91
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
39.49
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.36
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.31
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
34.38
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
34.76
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Eric Yardley and Bill Zepp

Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.01
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188.1
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.52
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.1
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.77
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.67
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Yardley and Bill Zepp

Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
726.92
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
565.38
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.77
-8.86
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
33
380.77
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
1.58
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA