George Derby vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

George Derby
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and George Derby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Derby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, George Derby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Derby and Deacon Meyers

George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.03
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.65
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.97
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.75
58.75
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.01
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2893
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
9.93
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.7
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
3.99
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4224
39.42
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
5.96
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4042
37.72
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for George Derby and Deacon Meyers

George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3060
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1020
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
1.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
2.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.65
92.65
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.118
2.118
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.977
1.977
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Derby and Deacon Meyers

George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
151.65
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
271.96
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
455
600
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
585.49
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
114.73
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
104.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
7.91
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.64
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.55
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.28
26.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
127.91
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
129.23
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
52.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
83.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.81
27.44
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
11
14.51
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
59
77.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.71
7.71
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67