Ben Ford vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Ben Ford
Gen XIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Ford 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 7.8 and 1.600 for Ben Ford. By the career numbers, Deacon Meyers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Ford and Deacon Meyers

Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
10.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
41.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
35.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.6
41.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Ben Ford and Deacon Meyers

Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Ben Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Ford and Deacon Meyers

Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
271.96
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
600
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Ben Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67