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.

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Eric Yelding

Eric Yelding Autograph on a 1991 Score (#329)

Eric Yelding Autograph on a 1991 Score (#329)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Eric Girard Yelding
Nickname:   None
Born On:   02-22-1965
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Montrose, Alabama
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
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 GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1989 Astros 70 90 19 21 2 0 0 0 9 7 0 19 2 2 1 2 .233 .290 .256
1990 Astros 142 511 69 130 9 5 1 0 28 39 1 87 4 5 0 11 .254 .305 .297
1991 Astros 78 276 19 67 11 1 1 0 20 13 3 46 3 1 0 4 .243 .276 .301
1992 Astros 9 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250
1993 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 GS 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 ZR
1989 Astros 2B 13 - - 52 4.0 50 20 30 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1989 Astros OF 8 - - 9 1.1 8 7 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
1989 Astros SS 15 - - 36 2.4 36 10 26 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1990 Astros 2B 10 - - 43 4.3 41 21 20 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .953 0.00 -
1990 Astros 3B 3 - - 3 1.0 2 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00 -
1990 Astros OF 94 - - 242 2.6 235 230 5 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1990 Astros SS 40 - - 168 4.2 161 64 97 7 16 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1991 Astros OF 4 - - 3 0.8 1 1 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .333 0.00 -
1991 Astros SS 72 - - 297 4.1 279 113 166 18 31 n/a n/a n/a .939 0.00 -
1992 Astros OF 2 - - 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1992 Astros SS 2 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1993 Cubs 2B 32 - - 126 3.9 124 48 76 2 14 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1993 Cubs 3B 7 - - 13 1.9 12 3 9 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 0.00 -
1993 Cubs CF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1993 Cubs SS 1 - - 2 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 130 0 0 503 3.9 477 187 290 26 51 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 --
OF Totals 108 0 0 255 2.4 245 239 6 10 2 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 --
2B Totals 55 0 0 221 4.0 215 89 126 6 22 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 --
3B Totals 10 0 0 16 1.6 14 3 11 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.00 --
CF Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
5 Years 304 - - 996 3.3 952 519 433 44 76 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 --
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 - - n/a 0.0 4.7 10.0 - - -
1990 Astros 64 25 .719 - - n/a 511.0 5.9 18.3 - - -
1991 Astros 11 9 .550 - - n/a 276.0 6.0 13.8 - - -
1992 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.7 0.0 - - -
1993 Cubs 3 2 .600 - - 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 - - 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 Undetermined - -
1991 Houston Astros 15 $260,000.00 - -
1992 Houston Astros 15 Undetermined - -
1993 Chicago Cubs 20 $225,000.00 - -


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