Eric Yelding
Eric Girard Yelding
Born: February 22, 1965
Montrose, AL US
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, CF, LF, OF, P, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Draft: Round 1 (1984 January Amateur Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
Draft: Round 1 (1988 Rule V Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Chipola Junior College
N/A
Career: 1984-1999
Major League Statistics
Eric Yelding compiled a career batting average of .270 with 19 home runs and 282 RBI in his 928-game career with the Medicine Hat Blue Jays, Kinston Blue Jays, Ventura County Gulls, Myrtle Beach Blue Jays, Knoxville Blue Jays, Syracuse Chiefs, Tucson Toros, Vancouver Canadians, Dos Laredos Tecolotes, Iowa Cubs, Abilene Prairie Dogs, Canton-Akron Indians, Buffalo Bisons, Sioux Falls Canaries, Altoona Rail Kings, Tacoma Rainiers, Adirondack Lumberjacks and Nashua Pride. He began playing during the 1984 season and last took the field during the 1999 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | R | PION | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | 67 | 332 | 304 | 61 | 94 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 26 | 46 | .309 | .361 | .434 | .796 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1985 | A | CARL | Kinston Blue Jays | 135 | 571 | 526 | 59 | 137 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 62 | 26 | 33 | 70 | .260 | .307 | .314 | .621 | 165 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1986 | A | CALL | Ventura County Gulls | 131 | 601 | 560 | 83 | 157 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 41 | 18 | 33 | 84 | .280 | .319 | .352 | .671 | 197 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 39 | 165 | 150 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 25 | .200 | .262 | .253 | .516 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1987 | A | SALL3 | Myrtle Beach Blue Jays | 88 | 384 | 357 | 53 | 109 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 73 | 13 | 18 | 30 | .305 | .342 | .359 | .701 | 128 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 138 | 594 | 556 | 69 | 139 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 59 | 23 | 36 | 102 | .250 | .296 | .290 | .585 | 161 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 11 | 49 | 43 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .395 | .469 | .465 | .935 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 57 | 234 | 218 | 30 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 50 | .289 | .328 | .372 | .699 | 81 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 36 | 139 | 120 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 17 | .217 | .289 | .242 | .531 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 29 | 76 | 73 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | .247 | .276 | .274 | .550 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Ind | UL | Abilene Prairie Dogs | 48 | 207 | 188 | 35 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 25 | .245 | .293 | .314 | .607 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 29 | 88 | 81 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | .346 | .386 | .469 | .855 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | 10 | 40 | 37 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .351 | .375 | .378 | .753 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 19 | 67 | 60 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | .267 | .318 | .333 | .652 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | Ind | NATL2 | Altoona Rail Kings | 32 | 136 | 123 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 16 | .211 | .272 | .285 | .557 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | 16 | 73 | 68 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | .324 | .361 | .441 | .802 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Ind | CAMA | Adirondack Lumberjacks | 28 | 103 | 94 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 16 | .202 | .250 | .266 | .516 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .222 | .556 | .778 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 915 | 3868 | 3567 | 511 | 962 | 118 | 30 | 19 | 282 | 354 | 126 | 237 | 546 | .270 | .316 | .336 | .651 | 1197 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 23 | 6 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | R | PION | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | OF | 64 | 99 | 9 | 13 | 1 | .893 | 1.688 |
| 1985 | A | CARL | Kinston Blue Jays | OF | 133 | 310 | 10 | 9 | 3 | .973 | 2.406 |
| 1986 | A | CALL | Ventura County Gulls | SS | 131 | 231 | 284 | 58 | 44 | .899 | 3.931 |
| 1987 | A | SALL3 | Myrtle Beach Blue Jays | SS | 88 | 126 | 226 | 45 | 27 | .887 | 4.000 |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | SS | 38 | 64 | 92 | 14 | 22 | .918 | 4.105 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 2B | 88 | 146 | 194 | 21 | 41 | .942 | 3.864 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | SS | 50 | 76 | 116 | 14 | 20 | .932 | 3.840 |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | SS | 11 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 4 | .958 | 4.182 |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | OF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | OF | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | SS | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | SS | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 2B | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | SS | 11 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 3 | .950 | 3.455 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | OF | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.300 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | OF | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.333 |
| 1995 | Ind | UL | Abilene Prairie Dogs | 2B | 8 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 4 | .969 | 3.875 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | LF | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | Ind | UL | Abilene Prairie Dogs | CF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | Ind | UL | Abilene Prairie Dogs | OF | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 1995 | Ind | UL | Abilene Prairie Dogs | SS | 24 | 29 | 53 | 9 | 12 | .901 | 3.417 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | CF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 19 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .979 | 2.474 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | LF | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | Ind | UL | Abilene Prairie Dogs | 3B | 13 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 1 | .917 | 2.538 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Ind | NATL2 | Altoona Rail Kings | OF | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.875 |
| 1996 | Ind | NATL2 | Altoona Rail Kings | LF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | 3B | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 |
| 1996 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | CF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | CF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1996 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | OF | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 1996 | Ind | NATL2 | Altoona Rail Kings | 3B | 19 | 20 | 40 | 6 | 4 | .909 | 3.158 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 2B | 17 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 6 | .909 | 3.529 |
| 1996 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | 2B | 14 | 22 | 32 | 3 | 5 | .947 | 3.857 |
| 1996 | Ind | NATL2 | Altoona Rail Kings | 2B | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 1996 | Ind | NATL2 | Altoona Rail Kings | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Ind | CAMA | Adirondack Lumberjacks | 2B | 13 | 20 | 32 | 1 | 8 | .981 | 4.000 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | 2B | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 |
| 1999 | Ind | CAMA | Adirondack Lumberjacks | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1999 | Ind | CAMA | Adirondack Lumberjacks | SS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 928 | 1347 | 1236 | 212 | 207 | .924 | 2.783 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | R | Pioneer League | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1985 | A | Carolina League | Kinston Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1986 | A | California League | Ventura County Gulls | TOR | ||
| 1987 | A | South Atlantic League | Myrtle Beach Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1987 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1988 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | ||
| 1991 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | HOU | ||
| 1992 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | CHA | ||
| 1992 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | HOU | ||
| 1994 | AAA | Mexican League | Dos Laredos Tecolotes | |||
| 1994 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1995 | Ind | Texas-Louisiana League | Abilene Prairie Dogs | |||
| 1995 | AA | Eastern League | Canton-Akron Indians | CLE | ||
| 1995 | AAA | American Association 2 | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | ||
| 1996 | Ind | North Atlantic League | Altoona Rail Kings | |||
| 1996 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA | ||
| 1996 | Ind | Northern League | Sioux Falls Canaries | July 21, 1996 | August 7, 1996 | |
| 1999 | Ind | Northern League East | Adirondack Lumberjacks | |||
| 1999 | Ind | Atlantic League | Nashua Pride |
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