What years did Earl Yingling play?

Earl Yingling played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1918.

Was Earl Yingling a pitcher?

Yes. Earl Yingling pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 192 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Earl Yingling hit?

Earl Yingling hit 1 career home runs with 72 hits.

Earl Yingling

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911-1918)

W–L 25–34

ERA 3.22

WHIP 1.32

SO 192

Pitcher PIV -1000.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 10/29/1888 in Chillicothe, OH, USA
Died: 10/2/1962 in Columbus, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1911-04-12
Last Game: 1918-05-23

Full name: Earl Hershey Yingling

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	34	94	61	31	5	0	568.0	611	203	19	141	192	3.22	-1000.9

Career ERA 3.22 vs. league average 3.10 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1911	CLE	AL	1	0	4	3	1	0	22.3	30	11	9	6	4.43	3.37 (-31%)	-455.4
1912	BRO	NL	6	11	25	16	12	0	163.0	186	65	56	51	3.59	3.36 (-7%)	-2960.4
1913	BRO	NL	8	8	26	13	8	2	146.7	158	42	10	40	2.58	3.07 (+16%)	2270.4
1914	CIN	NL	9	13	34	27	8	3	198.0	207	76	54	80	3.45	2.93 (-18%)	-142.2
1918	WS1	AL	1	2	5	2	2	0	38.0	30	9	12	15	2.13	2.83 (+25%)	286.8
Career · 5 seasons			25	34	94	61	31	5	568.0	611	203	141	192	3.22	—	-1,001

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
140	270	31	72	5	1	1	23	3	25	32	.267	.338	.304	.641	-211

Career AVG .267 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .338 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .304 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — 12.1% below league average.

Career OPS .641 vs. league average .673 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1911	CLE	AL	6	11	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	BRO	NL	25	64	9	16	2	1	0	3	0	4	6	.250	.268 (-7%)	.335 (-9%)	.358 (-13%)	.694 (-11%)	-113.5
1913	BRO	NL	40	60	11	23	1	0	0	5	0	9	8	.383	.259 (+48%)	.325 (+43%)	.345 (+16%)	.670 (+29%)	339.6
1914	CIN	NL	61	120	9	23	2	0	1	11	3	9	15	.192	.255 (-25%)	.322 (-19%)	.339 (-31%)	.661 (-25%)	-437.6
1918	WS1	AL	8	15	1	7	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	.467	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			140	270	31	72	5	1	1	23	3	25	32	.267	—	—	—	—	-211

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	72	138	13	41	1	14	.297
Away	69	132	18	32	0	9	.242

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	43	286.1	303	89	73	108	2.80
Away	51	279.0	308	120	69	87	3.87

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1918-05-23	MIN	SLA	L	1	0	1	0	0	0
1918-05-22	MIN	SLA	L	2	0	2	1	2	0
1918-05-21	MIN	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1918-05-20	MIN	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1918-05-18	MIN	CHW	L	5	0	3	1	0	1
1918-04-30	MIN	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1918-04-25	MIN	NYY	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
1918-04-17	MIN	NYY	L	3	1	1	0	0	0
1914-10-05	CIN	PIT	W	2	0	0	1	0	1
1914-10-05	CIN	PIT	L	4	0	1	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1918-05-22	MIN	SLA	L	9.0	8	4	3	1	4	0
1918-05-18	MIN	CHW	L	13.0	10	5	2	7	7	0
1918-04-30	MIN	BOS	—	5.0	5	2	2	2	3	0
1918-04-25	MIN	NYY	W	4.0	2	1	0	1	1	0
1918-04-17	MIN	NYY	—	7.0	5	3	3	3	3	0
1914-09-25	CIN	BSN	L	8.0	7	2	1	1	4	0
1914-09-22	CIN	BRO	—	7.0	5	4	4	2	3	1
1914-09-19	CIN	BRO	—	3.0	3	1	1	0	1	1
1914-09-17	CIN	NY1	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1914-09-06	CIN	STL	L	8.0	10	6	4	2	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	14	0	16	1	3	1
P	94	0	27	132	14	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1911	CLE	OF	1	0	0	0	0
1911	CLE	P	4	2	6	0	1
1912	BRO	P	25	7	36	5	0
1913	BRO	P	26	8	34	4	2
1914	CIN	OF	13	16	1	3	1
1914	CIN	P	34	6	44	5	1
1918	WS1	P	5	4	12	0	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	94
Left Field	5
Center Field	6
Right Field	3

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Frequently Asked Questions about Earl Yingling

What years did Earl Yingling play?: Earl Yingling played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1918.
Was Earl Yingling a pitcher?: Yes. Earl Yingling pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 192 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Earl Yingling hit?: Earl Yingling hit 1 career home runs with 72 hits.