Harry Eccles vs. Johnny Vander Meer — Career Comparison

Harry Eccles
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Vander Meer
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Vander Meer built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Eccles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johnny Vander Meer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 4.71 and 1.143 for Harry Eccles. By the career numbers, Johnny Vander Meer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Eccles and Johnny Vander Meer

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.48
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.22
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.51
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.52
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.58
49.58
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.37
82.37
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.71
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
3.44
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6314
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104.2
9
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.71
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
7.69
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.43
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
4.84
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1294
5.53
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
34.71
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9034
38.63
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.86
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
3.91
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
32.14
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7881
33.7
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Harry Eccles and Johnny Vander Meer

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.37
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.405
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Eccles and Johnny Vander Meer

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
291.6
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
600
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
522.9
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
79.39
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
67.94
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.16
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.45
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.53
18.73
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
93.89
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
110.69
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
44.27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
19.85
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
63.36
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.17
13.11
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.3
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
201
153.44
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
45.8
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.11
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100