Keith Comstock vs. Russ Meyer — Career Comparison

Keith Comstock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Meyer built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Comstock 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 4.06 and 1.451 for Keith Comstock. By the career numbers, Russ Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Comstock and Russ Meyer

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.47
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.55
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.43
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.29
56.29
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.06
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.88
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1606
9.44
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.8
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.41
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.35
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
38.24
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6570
38.61
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.71
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4.35
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
4.47
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
32.65
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Keith Comstock and Russ Meyer

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.53
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
8.44
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.76
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.65
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Comstock and Russ Meyer

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
43200
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.51
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.7
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.95
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA