Jan Dukes vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Jan Dukes
Silent GenerationWyomingThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Jan Dukes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jan Dukes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Jan Dukes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jan Dukes and Deacon Meyers

Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
6.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
37.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
31.05
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1525
31.38
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Jan Dukes and Deacon Meyers

Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.188
0.188
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jan Dukes and Deacon Meyers

Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3200
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
24.28
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.25
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67