Satchel Davis vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Satchel Davis
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Deacon Meyers posted a stronger line than Satchel Davis. Deacon Meyers posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.75 vs 6.48) and WHIP (1.422 vs 1.700). By the career numbers, Deacon Meyers had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Satchel Davis and Deacon Meyers

Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.62
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.97
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.75
58.75
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.48
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
11.52
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.42
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.76
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
42.66
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
8.64
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
37.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.349
0.349
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Satchel Davis and Deacon Meyers

Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.62
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.07
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.44
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Satchel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.92
60.92
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Satchel Davis and Deacon Meyers

Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
378.95
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
3.48
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-25.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Satchel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67