Al Atkinson vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Atkinson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Atkinson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Al Atkinson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Deacon Meyers

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.65
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.04
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.97
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.75
58.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
943
9.28
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.28
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Deacon Meyers

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.66
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
2.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.977
1.977
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Deacon Meyers

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
271.96
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.83
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
110.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
77.83
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
96.23
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.25
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
16.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67