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Eric Yelding

Eric Girard Yelding (Cool Breeze)

Positions: Shortstop, Centerfielder and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 22, 1965 in Montrose, AL
High School: Fairhope HS (Fairhope, AL)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 1989
Teams (by GP): Astros/Cubs 1989-1993
Agents: Phil Tannenbaum [*]
Final Game: October 3, 1993
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1989 24 HOU NL 70 102 90 19 21 2 0 0 9 11 5 7 19 .233 .290 .256 .546 60 23 2 1 2 2 0 64/897
1990 25 HOU NL 142 559 511 69 130 9 5 1 28 64 25 39 87 .254 .305 .297 .602 69 152 11 0 4 5 1 8674/95
1991 26 HOU NL 78 293 276 19 67 11 1 1 20 11 9 13 46 .243 .276 .301 .577 68 83 4 0 3 1 3 6/89
1992 27 HOU NL 9 8 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 46 2 0 0 0 0 0 /768
1993 28 CHC NL 69 123 108 14 22 5 1 1 10 3 2 11 22 .204 .277 .296 .574 56 32 3 0 4 0 2 4/586
5 Yrs 368 1085 993 122 242 27 7 3 67 89 41 70 177 .244 .292 .294 .586 66 292 20 1 13 8 6
162 Game Avg. 162 478 437 54 107 12 3 1 29 39 18 31 78 .244 .292 .294 .586 66 129 9 0 6 4 3
HOU (4 yrs) 299 962 885 108 220 22 6 2 57 86 39 59 155 .249 .294 .294 .588 68 260 17 1 9 8 4
CHC (1 yr) 69 123 108 14 22 5 1 1 10 3 2 11 22 .204 .277 .296 .574 56 32 3 0 4 0 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1989 24 HOU NL 70 102 -5 1 0 -3 1 -6 -0.7 3 -3 -0.4 .489 .495 0.0 -0.3 0 $68,000 64/897
1990 25 HOU NL 142 559 -19 1 -0 -0 2 -16 -1.6 16 -1 -0.1 .487 .489 -0.3 0.4 -1 $110,000 8674/95
1991 26 HOU NL 78 293 -14 -2 1 -11 4 -22 -2.4 8 -14 -1.6 .468 .485 -0.4 -0.8 -3 $260,000 6/89
1992 27 HOU NL 9 8 -1 -0 0 1 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 -0.1 0.1 -0 $ /768
1993 28 CHC NL 69 123 -7 0 0 2 1 -3 -0.3 3 0 0.1 .495 .498 -0.2 0.4 -2 $225,000 4/586
5 Seasons 368 1085 -45 0 0 -12 8 -48 -5.1 30 -18 -2.0 .485 .493 -1.0 -0.2 -6 $663,000
HOU (4 yrs) 299 962 -38 -0 0 -14 7 -45 -4.8 27 -18 -2.1 .483 .492 -0.8 -0.6 -4 $438,000
CHC (1 yr) 69 123 -7 0 0 2 1 -3 -0.3 3 0 0.1 .495 .498 -0.2 0.4 -2 $225,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1989 24 HOU NL 102 80 7 2.4 88 .288 .233 .250 .290 .317 .256 .373 .546 .690 60 .272 -4.4 -0.5 .487 .167 .022 .0
1990 25 HOU NL 559 426 48 3.0 95 .301 .254 .261 .305 .327 .297 .392 .602 .718 69 .334 -21.7 -2.2 .552 .196 .043 2.0
1991 26 HOU NL 293 226 21 2.5 88 .287 .243 .250 .276 .316 .301 .374 .577 .690 68 .280 -11.8 -1.2 .441 .112 .058 1.8
1992 27 HOU NL 8 6 1 4.5 88 .400 .250 .253 .250 .318 .250 .373 .500 .691 46 .539 -0.6 -0.1 .333 .000 .000
1993 28 CHC NL 123 95 9 2.5 101 .247 .204 .267 .277 .332 .296 .407 .574 .739 56 .249 -6.7 -0.7 .484 .204 .093 1.5
5 Yrs 1085 833 86 2.8 93 .291 .244 .257 .292 .323 .294 .387 .586 .710 66 .305 -45.3 -4.6 .506 .169 .050 5.8
162 Game Avg. 478 367 38 2.8 93 .291 .244 .257 .292 .323 .294 .387 .586 .710 66 .305 -45.3 -4.6 .506 .169 .050 3
HOU (4 yrs) 962 738 77 2.8 92 .296 .249 .256 .294 .322 .294 .384 .588 .706 68 .314 -38.5 -4.0 .509 .165 .045 3.9
CHC (1 yr) 123 95 9 2.5 101 .247 .204 .267 .277 .332 .296 .407 .574 .739 56 .249 -6.7 -0.7 .484 .204 .093 1.5

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1989 24 HOU NL 102 0.0% 18.6% 6.9% 2.0% 10% 2.71 4.7 10.0 1.03 1.15 72% 13% 0.0% 15%
1990 25 HOU NL 559 0.2% 15.6% 7.0% 2.7% 12% 2.23 5.9 511.0 18.3 0.97 1.26 77% 21% 0.6% 22%
1991 26 HOU NL 293 0.3% 15.7% 4.4% 4.4% 19% 3.54 6.0 276.0 13.8 0.91 1.11 79% 19% 1.1% 22%
1992 27 HOU NL 8 0.0% 37.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.7 0.25 0.50 63% 40% 0.0% 0%
1993 28 CHC NL 123 0.8% 17.9% 8.9% 5.7% 32% 2.00 4.9 108.0 10.8 0.85 1.16 69% 18% 2.6% 17%
5 Yrs 1085 0.3% 16.3% 6.5% 3.4% 15% 2.53 5.6 331.0 14.8 0.94 1.19 76% 20% 0.9% 21%
MLB Averages 2.1% 14.9% 8.6% 6.7% 29% 1.74 6.0 43.1 8.5 0.80 1.05 73% 20% 6.1% 17%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1989 24 HOU NL -4.4 -0.5 119 -0.1 1.7 -1.8 1.05 -0.5 0.5 -3.7 -0.4 1.04 -5.0 1.49 16
1990 25 HOU NL -21.7 -2.2 654 -1.9 9.5 -11.4 1.08 -1.8 0.0 -22.4 -2.3 0.97 -19.5 3.21 2
1991 26 HOU NL -11.8 -1.2 317 -1.1 4.7 -5.7 1.08 -1.8 0.8 -17.8 -1.9 0.93 -18.9 0.94 7
1992 27 HOU NL -0.6 -0.1 8 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 1.12 -0.1 -0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.64 -0.7 1.08 5
1993 28 CHC NL -6.9 -0.7 129 -0.6 1.4 -2.0 .89 -0.5 -0.2 -5.6 -0.6 1.00 -6.5 0.77 22
5 Yrs -45.4 -4.7 1227 -3.7 17.3 -21.0 1.06 -4.6 1.1 -50.1 -5.3 0.97 -50.6 1.14 52

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1989 24 HOU NL 0 0 66% 61 11 5 69% 9 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 67% 6 4 2 3 0 3 6 1 5
1990 25 HOU NL 6 0 41% 192 64 25 72% 55 20 9 5 0 0 13 10 6 20 65% 19 10 9 9 2 7 21 5 16
1991 26 HOU NL 0 0 23% 80 11 9 55% 10 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 60% 12 6 6 1 1 0 7 0 6
1992 27 HOU NL 0 0 50% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 28 CHC NL 2 0 41% 59 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 67% 3 2 1 0 0 0 6 1 5
5 Yrs 8 0 38% 399 89 41 68% 77 35 12 6 0 0 15 10 12 26 63% 42 24 18 13 3 10 40 7 32

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1989 24 HOU NL 102 49% 21 9 3 16 4 0 0 1.49 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 18 2 11% 10 5 50% 61 9 15% 5 4 80% 0 0 0
1990 25 HOU NL 559 46% 130 27 9 2 0 0 0 3.21 1 0 14 1 0 0 1 0 9 4 44% 79 11 14% 35 13 37% 247 28 11% 20 13 65% 7 3 43% 0
1991 26 HOU NL 293 36% 67 26 5 7 3 0 0 0.94 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 75% 44 4 9% 24 7 29% 153 20 13% 14 10 71% 6 3 50% 0
1992 27 HOU NL 8 50% 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 1.08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 28 CHC NL 123 30% 22 3 0 22 4 0 0 0.77 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 5 4 80% 27 3 11% 14 4 29% 82 9 11% 5 2 40% 6 3 50% 0
5 Yrs 1085 42% 242 67 17 52 11 0 0 1.14 3 0 28 3 0 1 2 0 22 13 59% 168 20 12% 83 29 35% 543 66 12% 44 29 66% 19 9 47% 0
MLB Averages 60% 72% 10% 36% 14% 52% 57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1989 24 HOU NL 95 327 3.44 218 67% 33% 12% 23% 32% 67% 0% 45% 82% 34% 2% 2 0 14% 13 2 7% 7 1 41% 7 0 0
1990 25 HOU NL 418 1504 3.60 994 66% 36% 8% 24% 32% 64% 0% 42% 87% 31% 4% 15 0 10% 40 12 7% 29 9 44% 141 4 0
1991 26 HOU NL 297 1064 3.58 677 64% 31% 13% 21% 35% 69% 3% 44% 81% 27% 5% 16 0 14% 43 14 7% 20 7 24% -4 0 0
1992 27 HOU NL 8 26 3.25 19 73% 47% 21% 5% 26% 53% 0% 38% 60% 13% 0% 0 0 13% 1 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1993 28 CHC NL 117 442 3.78 262 59% 34% 10% 23% 32% 66% 2% 39% 84% 19% 3% 4 0 12% 14 6 9% 10 6 27% 6 0 1
5 Yrs 935 3363 3.60 2170 65% 34% 10% 23% 33% 66% 1% 42% 84% 28% 4% 37 0 12% 111 34 7% 66 23 35% 150 4 1
MLB Averages 3.64 62% 25% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 46% 81% 31% 6% 16% 9% 26%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1989 24 70 102 90 19 21 2 0 0 9 11 5 7 19 .233 .290 .256 .546 60 23 2 1 2 2 0
1990 25 212 661 601 88 151 11 5 1 37 75 30 46 106 .251 .302 .291 .593 68 175 13 1 6 7 1
1991 26 290 954 877 107 218 22 6 2 57 86 39 59 152 .249 .294 .294 .588 68 258 17 1 9 8 4
1992 27 299 962 885 108 220 22 6 2 57 86 39 59 155 .249 .294 .294 .588 68 260 17 1 9 8 4
1993 28 368 1085 993 122 242 27 7 3 67 89 41 70 177 .244 .292 .294 .586 66 292 20 1 13 8 6

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1989 24 70 105 92 23 23 2 0 0 11 12 8 19 .250 .311 .272 .582 8 70
1990 25 142 568 518 75 137 9 5 1 31 67 41 87 .264 .316 .307 .623 51 142
1991 26 78 301 283 22 74 12 1 1 24 12 14 46 .261 .295 .322 .617 27 78
1992 27 9 9 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 9
1993 28 69 123 108 14 22 5 1 1 10 3 11 22 .204 .277 .296 .574 9 69
5 Yrs 368 1106 1010 136 259 28 7 3 76 94 74 177 .256 .306 .307 .613 96 368
162 Game Avg. 162 487 445 60 114 12 3 1 33 41 33 78 .256 .306 .307 .613 42 368

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1990 NL  64 (2nd)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1990 NL  25 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2156), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Similarity Scores

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