Bob Allen vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Allen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.631 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Bob Allen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Deacon Meyers

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
9.46
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.99
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Deacon Meyers

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Deacon Meyers

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67