Jack Egan vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Jack Egan
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Egan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Deacon Meyers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.422 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Jack Egan. By the career numbers, Deacon Meyers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Egan and Deacon Meyers

Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Jack Egan and Deacon Meyers

Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Egan and Deacon Meyers

Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
271.96
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.81
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.25
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67