Elden Auker vs. Ben Meyer — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Meyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elden Auker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.495 compared to 10.42 and 2.211 for Ben Meyer. By the career numbers, Elden Auker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Ben Meyer

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.16
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.46
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.28
56.28
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
4.42
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
10.42
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2230
10.22
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
12.32
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.32
12.32
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.59
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
3.24
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.63
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.26
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8688
39.83
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
45.95
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
5.07
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
10.89
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.105
2.105
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944
36.42
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
36.47
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Ben Meyer

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.16
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Ben Meyer

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
272.45
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7800
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700
535.71
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
77.3
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
133.16
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
232
177.55
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Ben Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA