Pete Appleton vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Pete Appleton
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Appleton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Appleton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Pete Appleton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Appleton and Deacon Meyers

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.69
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.56
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.45
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.34
46.34
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.82
20.82
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3423
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
9.36
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.83
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
3.31
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
39.79
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.47
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
5.26
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4532
35.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Pete Appleton and Deacon Meyers

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444.1
9
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Appleton and Deacon Meyers

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
522.34
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
569.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
132.49
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
109.64
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.66
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.84
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.43
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.84
39.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.99
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
144.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
45.69
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
51.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
97.46
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.38
44.74
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
66
100.51
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
5.97
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
18.27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67