Stan Fansler vs. Russ Meers — Career Comparison

Stan Fansler
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Russ Meers
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Stan Fansler built a career as a starting pitcher and Russ Meers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Fansler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 3.98 and 1.482 for Russ Meers. By the career numbers, Stan Fansler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Fansler and Russ Meers

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.63
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
3.98
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
8.18
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.54
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.63
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.16
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.88
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
3.76
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.992
0.992
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.86
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
37.13
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
38.83
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
4.52
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
30.38
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
33.35
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Stan Fansler and Russ Meers

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Fansler and Russ Meers

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
1433.33
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
12.83
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.3
9.91
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
8.82
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-0.93
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
233.33
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA