Harry Dean vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Harry Dean
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Dean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 2.500 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Harry Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Dean and Deacon Meyers

Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
36
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Harry Dean and Deacon Meyers

Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
27
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444.1
9
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Dean and Deacon Meyers

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