JY
1898–1908 · 3B
Joe Yeager
5' 10", 160 lbs·Lived to 62·Bats R / Throws R
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Career Highs
2
Most HR · 1901
44
Most RBI · 1907
.301
Best AVG · 1906
Pitching Arc · ERA
6 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Batting
10 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | BRO | 43 | 134 | 0 | 15 | .172 | — | — |
| 1899 | BRO | 23 | 47 | 0 | 4 | .191 | — | — |
| 1900 | BRO | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .333 | — | — |
| 1901 | DET | 41 | 125 | 2 | 17 | .296 | — | — |
| 1902 | DET | 50 | 161 | 1 | 23 | .242 | — | — |
| 1903 | DET | 109 | 402 | 0 | 43 | .256 | — | — |
| 1905 | NYY | 115 | 401 | 0 | 42 | .267 | — | — |
| 1906 | NYY | 57 | 123 | 0 | 12 | .301 | — | — |
| 1907 | SLA | 123 | 436 | 1 | 44 | .239 | — | — |
| 1908 | SLA | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .333 | — | — |
| Career | 574 | 1853 | 4 | 201 | .252 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
6 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | BRO | 36 | 291.3 | 12 | 22 | 3.65 | 98 | 70 | 1.418 |
| 1899 | BRO | 10 | 47.7 | 2 | 2 | 4.72 | 82 | 6 | 1.510 |
| 1900 | BRO | 2 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.88 | 53 | 2 | 1.529 |
| 1901 | DET | 26 | 199.7 | 12 | 11 | 2.61 | 134 | 38 | 1.277 |
| 1902 | DET | 19 | 140.0 | 6 | 12 | 4.82 | 66 | 28 | 1.514 |
| 1903 | DET | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 78 | 1 | 1.667 |
| Career | 94 | 704.7 | 33 | 49 | — | — | 145 | — | |
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