Charlie Ferguson vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Charlie Ferguson
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Ferguson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Ferguson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.117 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Charlie Ferguson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Ferguson and Deacon Meyers

Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.65
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.01
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.97
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.74
60.74
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.9
92.9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.75
58.75
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.98
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
2.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1402
8.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.72
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
4.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6310
37.49
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
4.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6009
35.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.49
37.49
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Charlie Ferguson and Deacon Meyers

Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
1.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6660
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2220
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.04
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.26
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
2.89
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
649
2.63
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.02
91.02
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.422
2.422
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.977
1.977
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Ferguson and Deacon Meyers

Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
143.04
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
271.96
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1078
600
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
963
535.99
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
154.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
123.01
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
20.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.24
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.34
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.8
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
31.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.43
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.33
80.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
199.26
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
392
218.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
106.31
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
87.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
190.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157.93
87.9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
62.89
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.25
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
119
66.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.06
9.06
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.24
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.24
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67