Dave Ford vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Dave Ford
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Dave Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Ford and Deacon Meyers

Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.97
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.02
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
9.31
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.87
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.95
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4.31
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.93
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
34.27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.95
36.95
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Dave Ford and Deacon Meyers

Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.97
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.22
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.69
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.69
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Ford and Deacon Meyers

Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
271.96
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
600
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67