Bob Davis vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Bob Davis
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Deacon Meyers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.422 compared to 5.71 and 1.762 for Bob Davis. By the career numbers, Deacon Meyers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Davis and Deacon Meyers

Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.71
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
10.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
41.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
36.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.57
41.57
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Bob Davis and Deacon Meyers

Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.12
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.99
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.99
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.724
0.724
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Davis and Deacon Meyers

Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
1581.82
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
8.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
3.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67