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Eric Yardley
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 170LBS | Age: 34
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2019 0 1 2.31 10 0 0 11.2 7 1.29
2020 2 0 1.54 24 0 0 23.1 19 1.24
2021 0 0 6.75 17 0 0 18.2 5 1.82
3 Seasons 2 1 3.52 51 0 0 53.2 31 1.45
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2019 10 0-1 2.31 11.2 7 1.29
2020 24 2-0 1.54 23.1 19 1.24
2021 17 0-0 6.75 18.2 5 1.82
3 Seasons 51 2-1 3.52 53.2 31 1.45
20212021 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value-7NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value2NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value-7NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA5.77NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.279NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo87.0NOT QUALIFIED2Avg Exit Velocity85.6NOT QUALIFIEDChase %20.5NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %11.9NOT QUALIFIEDK %5.6NOT QUALIFIEDBB %11.2NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %7.0NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %40.8NOT QUALIFIEDGB %59.2NOT QUALIFIEDExtension6.2NOT QUALIFIED36
20212021 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE-33°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"11.2 INCHES TAIL9.6 INCHES DROP14.8 INCHES BREAK11.7 INCHES RISEAVG16.7 INCHES TAIL6.8 INCHES DROPAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVGSinker73%87.093.3Curve21%72.979.6Change6%78.985.5SAMPLE100 PITCH

Statcast Statistics

Season
Age
Pitches
Batted
Balls
Barrels
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
Exit
Velocity
Max EV
Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
XWOBACON
HardHit%
K%
BB%
ERA
xERA
2019 28 181 41 2 4.9 3.8 89.7 106.0 -0.7 17.1 .226 .320 .293 .273 .279 31.7 13.5 5.8 2.31 3.23
2020 29 410 67 3 4.5 3.1 88.5 109.8 3.9 22.4 .224 .359 .293 .300 .320 38.8 19.6 10.3 1.54 3.79
2021 30 315 71 5 7.0 5.6 85.6 112.3 0.5 26.8 .279 .457 .408 .362 .335 40.8 5.6 11.2 6.75 5.77
Player 906 179 10 5.6 4.2 87.6 112.3 1.5 22.9 .245 .385 .336 .317 .317 38.0 13.0 9.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Yardley relies on 3 pitches.
Sinker
(73.0%) ,
Curveball
(20.6%) ,
Changeup
(6.3%) ,

Sinker230 Pitches (73%)
Curveball65 Pitches (20.6%)
Changeup20 Pitches (6.3%)

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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups
All Batted Balls
Batted Ball Breakdown
Season
GB %
AIR %
FB %
LD %
PU %
Pull %
Straight %
Oppo %
Pull GB %
Straight GB %
Oppo GB %
Pull AIR %
Straight AIR %
Oppo AIR %
2019 65.9 34.1 17.1 14.6 2.4 41.5 39.0 19.5 31.7 29.3 4.9 9.8 9.8 14.6
2020 62.7 37.3 11.9 17.9 7.5 26.9 41.8 31.3 19.4 31.3 11.9 7.5 10.4 19.4
2021 59.2 40.8 19.7 18.3 2.8 33.8 38.0 28.2 18.3 28.2 12.7 15.5 9.9 15.5
Player 62.0 38.0 16.2 17.3 4.5 33.0 39.7 27.4 21.8 29.6 10.6 11.2 10.1 16.8
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2019 4.9 56.1 14.6 17.1 2.4 4.9 3.8
2020 4.5 49.3 17.9 19.4 3.0 4.5 3.1
2021 9.9 40.8 19.7 18.3 4.2 7.0 5.6
Player 6.7 47.5 17.9 18.4 3.4 5.6 4.2
MLB 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuEric Yardley Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSinkerChangeupCurveballFour Seamer201920202021-4-3-2-101

How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)
Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2021 Sinker MIL R 230 87.0 43.3 -1.3 16.7ARM 2.6 -6.8 15.6 16.7ARM 2.0
2021 Changeup MIL R 20 78.9 53.8 0.1 11.2ARM -0.1 -9.6 15.9 11.2ARM -2.7
2021 Curveball MIL R 65 72.9 40.2 0.0 14.8GLV 0.2 11.7 -21.8 14.8GLV 5.6
2020 Sinker MIL R 267 87.8 42.2 0.0 16.8ARM 0.2 -6.4 15.5 16.8ARM 2.0
2020 Changeup MIL R 3 80.4 51.8 -0.4 12.2ARM 0.6 -9.4 15.8 12.2ARM -1.2
2020 Curveball MIL R 140 73.0 40.7 0.1 15.9GLV 0.1 11.0 -20.7 15.9GLV 6.8
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year
Pitch Type
Team
RV/100
Run Value
Pitches
%
PA
BA
SLG
wOBA
Whiff%
K%
PutAway %
xBA
xSLG
xwOBA
Hard Hit %
2021 Sinker 0.7 2 230 73.0 63 .231 .346 .325 9.7 3.2 4.7 .263 .393 .342 44.2
2021 Curveball -11.1 -7 65 20.6 18 .563 1.188 .728 18.2 16.7 13.0 .266 .560 .382 30.8
2021 Changeup -5.3 -1 20 6.3 6 .500 .667 .508 18.2 0.0 0.0 .459 .731 .511 33.3
2020 Sinker 1.1 3 267 65.1 71 .266 .422 .353 14.9 12.7 10.3 .274 .449 .349 45.5
2020 Curveball 0.2 0 140 34.1 26 .095 .143 .225 31.8 38.5 18.9 .075 .089 .168 8.3
2020 Changeup -3.8 0 3 0.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year
Pitch Type
Pitches
MPH
Active Spin %
Total Movement (In.)
Spin-Based
Observed
Deviation
2021 Changeup 20 78.9 99 17.0 4:00 4:30 -30
2021 Curveball 57 72.9 71 18.4 9:30 10:00 -30
2021 Sinker 225 87.0 99 19.7 3:45 4:00 -15
2020 Curveball 117 72.9 78 18.8 9:30 10:00 -30
2020 Sinker 259 87.8 99 19.6 3:45 3:45 0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
121234567891011SINKERCHANGEUPCURVEBALLEric YardleySpin-Based Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
121234567891011SINKERCHANGEUPCURVEBALLEric YardleyObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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ARM ANGLE-34°2020 ARM ANGLE-33°2021
! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2019 52 181 2 0 0 -2 0
2020 97 410 4 5 -4 -2 3
2021 87 315 -2 2 -2 -4 -7
Player 236 906 4 7 -6 4 -3
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Plate Discipline

Season
Pitches
Zone %
Zone Swing %
Zone Contact %
Chase %
Chase Contact %
Edge %
1st Pitch Strike %
Swing %
Whiff %
Meatball %
Meatball Swing %
2019 181 45.9 65.1 79.6 34.7 73.5 48.6 71.2 48.6 22.7 3.9 85.7
2020 410 45.6 66.3 87.9 27.4 65.6 42.9 54.6 45.1 18.9 5.6 73.9
2021 315 44.1 64.7 94.4 20.5 72.2 36.8 50.6 40.0 11.9 7.0 90.9
Player 906 45.1 65.5 88.4 26.4 69.5 41.9 56.7 44.0 17.5 5.7 82.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year
xwOBA /
xERA
xBA
xSLG
xISO
xOBP
Brl
Brl%
EV
Hard
Hit%
K%
BB%
Whiff%
Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2019 1 5 90 41
2020 63 64 68 69 54 74 81 47 39 27 32 6 48 3 11 83 46
2021 2 16 82 36
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year
Team
Avg HR Trot
Actual HR
xHR
HR-xHR
Doubters
Mostly Gone
No Doubters
No Doubter %
2019 24.0 1 1.0 0 1 1 0 0.0
2020 21.8 2 2.6 -1 1 1 2 100.0
2021 25.0 3 2.8 0 1 1 2 66.7
Player 23.7 6 6.3 0 3 3 4 66.7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year
HR
2019 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2020 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
2021 3 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3
Player 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 6 7 7 8 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric
2019
+/-
 
2020
+/-
 
2021
Fastball Velocity 86.1 1.7 87.8 -0.8 87.0
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 80.4 -1.5 78.9
Breaking Velocity 72.1 0.9 73.0 -0.1 72.9
Exit Velocity 89.7 -1.2 88.5 -2.9 85.6
Launch Angle -0.7 4.6 3.9 -3.4 0.5
Barrel % 4.9 -0.4 4.5 2.5 7.0
Hard Hit % 31.7 7.1 38.8 2.0 40.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 17.1 5.3 22.4 4.4 26.8
xBA .226 -0.002 .224 0.055 .279
BA .261 -0.037 .224 0.100 .324
xwOBA .273 0.027 .300 0.062 .362
wOBA .293 0.000 .293 0.115 .408
xSLG .320 0.039 .359 0.098 .457
SLG .348 0.005 .353 0.201 .554
K% 13.5 6.1 19.6 -14.0 5.6
BB% 5.8 4.5 10.3 0.9 11.2
Swing % 48.6 -3.5 45.1 -5.1 40.0
Whiff% 22.7 -3.8 18.9 -7.0 11.9
In Zone % 45.9 -0.3 45.6 -1.5 44.1
Out of Zone % 54.1 0.3 54.4 1.5 55.9
Out of Zone Swing % 34.7 -7.3 27.4 -6.9 20.5
First Pitch Swing % 34.6 -11.9 22.7 4.3 27.0
First Pitch Strike % 71.2 -16.6 54.6 -4.0 50.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2019 Shifts 52 .293 36 1 2.8 16 5 31.3
2020 Shifts 97 .293 54 13 24.1 43 23 53.5
2021 Shifts 87 .408 59 7 11.9 28 12 42.9
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2019 55 15.8 34.5% 0.0% 32 18.5 0.0% 0.0%
2020 118 14.9 53.4% 0.0% 84 18.4 3.6% 3.6%
2021 71 16.0 31.0% 1.4% 97 19.7 1.0% 1.0%

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Pitch Distribution

Eric Yardley - 2021 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch SpeedChangeupCurveballSinkerAll Pitches70 MPH75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%20%Frequency of Speed