Travis Baptist vs. Russ Meyer — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Meyer built a career as a starting pitcher and Travis Baptist as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 5.67 and 1.704 for Travis Baptist. By the career numbers, Russ Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Russ Meyer

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.43
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.44
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.8
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
3.95
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
41
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
35.33
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Russ Meyer

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
4.33
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.82
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Russ Meyer

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
336.38
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
510.37
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.51
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.7
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.95
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA