Jim Dickson vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Jim Dickson
Silent GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth 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 Jim Dickson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Dickson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.560 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Jim Dickson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Dickson and Deacon Meyers

Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
6.89
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
8.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.63
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.87
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.63
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.44
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.145
1.145
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
39.84
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
5.37
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
34.84
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Jim Dickson and Deacon Meyers

Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
6.89
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.64
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Dickson and Deacon Meyers

Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
9342.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67