Eric Yelding Stats

Eric Yelding was born on Monday, February 22, 1965, in Montrose, Alabama. Yelding was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 9, 1989, with the Houston Astros. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Eric Yelding baseball stats page.
"I've got speed, but not Eric Yelding speed." - Karl Rhodes in The Scouting Report: 1991 (John Dewan, Harper Collins Publishers, 03-1991, Page 462)

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Eric Yelding

Eric Yelding Autograph on a 1991 Score (#329)

Eric Yelding Autograph on a 1991 Score (#329)
 

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Birth Name:   Eric Girard Yelding
Nickname:   Cool Breeze
Born On:   02-22-1965  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Montrose, Alabama
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Fairhope High School (Fairhope, AL)
College:   Chipola Junior College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   04-09-1989 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-03-1993
Draft:   1984 : 1st Round (19th)
Eric Yelding

Eric Yelding Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Eric Yelding

Eric Yelding Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1989 24 Astros 70 90 19 21 2 0 0 0 9 7 0 19 2 2 1 2 .233 .290 .256
1990 25 Astros 142 511 69 130 9 5 1 0 28 39 1 87 4 5 0 11 .254 .305 .297
1991 26 Astros 78 276 19 67 11 1 1 0 20 13 3 46 3 1 0 4 .243 .276 .301
1992 27 Astros 9 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250
1993 28 Cubs 69 108 14 22 5 1 1 0 10 11 2 22 4 0 0 3 .204 .277 .296
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 368 993 122 242 27 7 3 0 67 70 6 177 13 8 1 20 .244 .292 .294
Eric Yelding

Eric Yelding Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1989 Astros 2B 13 6 210 52 4.0 50 20 30 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .962 6.43
1989 Astros CF 4 2 72 5 1.3 4 3 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.50
1989 Astros LF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1989 Astros RF 3 1 42 3 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.93
1989 Astros SS 15 6 236 36 2.4 36 10 26 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.12
1990 Astros 2B 10 7 195 43 4.3 41 21 20 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .953 5.68
1990 Astros 3B 3 0 19 3 1.0 2 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 2.84
1990 Astros CF 83 76 1,986 232 2.8 225 220 5 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .970 3.06
1990 Astros LF 11 3 106 12 1.1 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.06
1990 Astros RF 6 1 64 3 0.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.27
1990 Astros SS 40 38 1,010 168 4.2 161 64 97 7 16 n/a n/a n/a .958 4.30
1991 Astros CF 3 0 15 2 0.7 1 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 1.80
1991 Astros RF 1 0 6 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1991 Astros SS 72 67 1,761 297 4.1 279 113 166 18 31 n/a n/a n/a .939 4.28
1992 Astros CF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1992 Astros LF 2 0 6 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1992 Astros SS 2 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1993 Cubs 2B 32 20 570 126 3.9 124 48 76 2 14 n/a n/a n/a .984 5.87
1993 Cubs 3B 7 4 123 13 1.9 12 3 9 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.63
1993 Cubs CF 1 1 27 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.00
1993 Cubs SS 1 1 3 2 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 9.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
SS Totals 130 112 3,019 503 3.9 477 187 290 26 51 n/a n/a n/a .948 4.27
CF Totals 92 79 2,103 240 2.6 231 225 6 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.97
2B Totals 55 33 975 221 4.0 215 89 126 6 22 n/a n/a n/a .973 5.95
LF Totals 14 3 118 13 0.9 13 13 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.97
3B Totals 10 4 142 16 1.6 14 3 11 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .875 2.66
RF Totals 10 2 112 7 0.7 6 5 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 1.45
5 Years 311 233 6,469 1,000 3.2 956 522 434 44 76 n/a n/a n/a .956 3.99
Eric Yelding

Eric Yelding Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1989 Astros 11 5 .688 20 24 n/a 0.0 4.7 10.0 - - -
1990 Astros 64 25 .719 3 8 n/a 511.0 5.9 18.3 - - -
1991 Astros 11 9 .550 7 1 n/a 276.0 6.0 13.8 - - -
1992 Astros 0 0 .000 5 1 n/a 0.0 2.7 0.0 - - -
1993 Cubs 3 2 .600 23 11 n/a 108.0 4.9 10.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 89 41 .685 58 45 n/a 331.0 5.6 14.8 - - -
Eric Yelding

Eric Yelding Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1989 Houston Astros 15 $68,000.00 - -
1990 Houston Astros 15 $110,000.00 - -
1991 Houston Astros 15 $260,000.00 - -
1992 Houston Astros 15 $275,000.00 - -
1993 Chicago Cubs 20 $225,000.00 - -




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