Mike Davison vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Mike Davison
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Davison 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 6.39 and 1.947 for Mike Davison. By the career numbers, Deacon Meyers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Davison and Deacon Meyers

Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.39
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
11.37
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
42.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.03
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.07
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.842
1.842
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
35.53
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.39
42.39
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Mike Davison and Deacon Meyers

Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.08
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.08
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.406
0.406
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Davison and Deacon Meyers

Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
9600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
29.73
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.25
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Davison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Mike Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67