Bill Fincher vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Bill Fincher
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Bill Fincher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Fincher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.14 and WHIP 1.381 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Bill Fincher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Fincher and Deacon Meyers

Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
36.43
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.71
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
33.43
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.43
36.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Bill Fincher and Deacon Meyers

Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
27
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444.1
9
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Fincher and Deacon Meyers

Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1800
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.43
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.97
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
64.64
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67