Chet Falk vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Chet Falk
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Chet Falk 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 6.04 and 1.849 for Chet Falk. By the career numbers, Deacon Meyers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Falk and Deacon Meyers

Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
6.04
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
114.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
12.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.24
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.26
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.611
0.611
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
41.91
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.81
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
7.61
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.849
1.849
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
37.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.339
0.339
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.91
41.91
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Chet Falk and Deacon Meyers

Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
27
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444.1
9
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Falk and Deacon Meyers

Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
586.96
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
573.91
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
156.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
143.48
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
53.64
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
169.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
182.61
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
39.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
64.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.2
9.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67