Ken Frailing vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Ken Frailing
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Frailing as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Frailing posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.585 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Ken Frailing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Frailing and Deacon Meyers

Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.66
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.38
16.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.96
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
10.39
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.61
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.999
0.999
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
40.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.99
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
35.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Ken Frailing and Deacon Meyers

Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.74
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.65
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.47
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.38
16.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Frailing and Deacon Meyers

Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1457.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
27.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
36.11
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
11
134.69
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67