Joe Yeager

Born: 8/28/1875 in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Died: 7/2/1937 in Detroit, MI, USA

MLB Debut: 1898-04-22 | Final Game: 1908-09-29

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'10" | Weight: 160 lbs

Full name: Joseph Francis Yeager

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Biography

Joe Yeager was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 1898 to 1908. Born in 1875, Yeager played during a transformative period in baseball, marked by the evolution of pitching styles and strategies as the game began to shift away from the deadball era. Throughout his career, he amassed a record of 33 wins and 49 losses, with an earned run average (ERA) of 3.74, showcasing his ability to compete against some of the era's toughest hitters. Yeager was known for his resilience on the mound, accumulating 145 strikeouts and securing 2 saves during his time in Major League Baseball. His contributions to the game reflected the challenges faced by pitchers of his time, as they navigated a landscape increasingly emphasizing power hitting. Though his win-loss record may not have been outstanding, Yeager's performances played a vital role in the development of pitching techniques and strategies that would influence future generations of players.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
33	49	94	80	73	3	2	704.7	805	293	15	188	145	3.74	0

Career ERA 3.74 vs. league average 3.44 across their career seasons — 8.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1898	BRO	NL	12	22	36	33	32	0	0	291.3	333	118	80	70	3.65	3.59 (-1%)	1950.4
1899	BRO	NL	2	2	10	4	2	1	1	47.7	56	25	16	6	4.72	3.85 (-23%)	-293.0
1900	BRO	NL	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	17.0	21	13	5	2	6.88	3.68 (-87%)	-233.6
1901	DET	AL	12	11	26	25	22	2	1	199.7	209	58	46	38	2.61	3.49 (+25%)	-682.6
1902	DET	AL	6	12	19	15	14	0	0	140.0	171	75	41	28	4.82	3.17 (-52%)	-1976.5
1903	DET	AL	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	9.0	15	4	0	1	4.00	3.10 (-29%)	0.0

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
574	1853	204	467	77	29	4	201	37	110	146	0.252	0.312	0.331	0.643	-181.8

Career AVG .252 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .312 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .331 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS 0.643 vs. league average 0.653 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1898	BRO	NL	43	134	12	23	5	1	0	15	1	7	21	0.172	.270 (-37%)	.333 (-35%)	.347 (-35%)	.680 (-35%)	-804.2
1899	BRO	NL	23	47	12	9	0	1	0	4	0	6	7	0.191	—	—	—	—	-120.4
1900	BRO	NL	3	9	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1901	DET	AL	41	125	18	37	7	1	2	17	3	4	6	0.296	.271 (+9%)	.326 (+5%)	.359 (+16%)	.686 (+11%)	214.5
1902	DET	AL	50	161	17	39	6	5	1	23	0	5	16	0.242	.266 (-9%)	.321 (-12%)	.343 (+5%)	.665 (-3%)	-149.2
1903	DET	AL	109	402	36	103	15	6	0	43	9	18	25	0.256	.261 (-2%)	.316 (-4%)	.345 (-6%)	.662 (-5%)	-406.3
1905	NYY	AL	115	401	54	107	16	7	0	42	8	25	28	0.267	.248 (+8%)	.307 (+8%)	.322 (+6%)	.629 (+7%)	511.4
1906	NYY	AL	57	123	20	37	6	1	0	12	3	13	13	0.301	.247 (+22%)	.307 (+32%)	.315 (+16%)	.622 (+24%)	591.8
1907	SLA	AL	123	436	32	104	21	7	1	44	11	31	28	0.239	.245 (-3%)	.304 (-4%)	.308 (+5%)	.613 (+1%)	-19.4
1908	SLA	AL	10	15	3	5	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0.333	—	—	—	—	0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	48	33	103	130	11	4
3B	295	179	343	549	70	27
OF	18	0	31	2	1	0
P	94	0	43	236	21	10
SS	83	43	137	254	34	36

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1898	BRO	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1898	BRO	OF	4	0	7	1	0	0
1898	BRO	P	36	0	10	99	11	3
1898	BRO	SS	2	0	4	7	0	0
1899	BRO	3B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1899	BRO	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1899	BRO	P	10	0	3	13	0	2
1899	BRO	SS	11	0	16	37	5	8
1900	BRO	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1900	BRO	P	2	0	0	3	0	0
1901	DET	2B	1	0	2	1	0	0
1901	DET	P	26	0	13	66	7	4
1901	DET	SS	12	0	18	37	6	8
1902	DET	2B	12	0	16	30	2	1
1902	DET	3B	1	0	2	1	1	0
1902	DET	OF	13	0	23	1	1	0
1902	DET	P	19	0	14	52	3	1
1902	DET	SS	3	0	4	10	2	1
1903	DET	3B	107	0	126	176	26	9
1903	DET	P	1	0	3	3	0	0
1903	DET	SS	1	0	1	7	1	1
1905	NYA	3B	91	88	103	173	23	6
1905	NYA	SS	21	20	45	69	8	8
1906	NYA	2B	13	13	35	36	2	3
1906	NYA	3B	3	2	3	5	0	0
1906	NYA	SS	22	12	31	45	8	6
1907	SLA	2B	17	17	46	53	7	0
1907	SLA	3B	91	89	108	194	20	12
1907	SLA	SS	10	11	18	40	4	4
1908	SLA	2B	4	3	4	10	0	0
1908	SLA	SS	1	0	0	2	0	0