Ed Farmer vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Ed Farmer
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Farmer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Farmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.612 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Ed Farmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Farmer and Deacon Meyers

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
8.81
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.75
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
4.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
5.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2789
40.23
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.97
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.95
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.56
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.56
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
34.23
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Ed Farmer and Deacon Meyers

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.49
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.83
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.79
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Farmer and Deacon Meyers

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
4188.68
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
47
532.08
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
4.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-19.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
249.06
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67