Carlos Frias vs. Russ Meers — Career Comparison

Carlos Frias
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Russ Meers
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carlos Frias built a career as a starting pitcher and Russ Meers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Meers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.482 compared to 4.5 and 1.395 for Carlos Frias. By the career numbers, Russ Meers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carlos Frias and Russ Meers

Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.61
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.63
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.18
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
4.5
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.98
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
9.71
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
8.18
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.87
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.54
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.68
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
5.16
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.92
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.76
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.92
5.92
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.992
0.992
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.86
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
38.29
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
38.83
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.74
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.52
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
34.74
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
33.35
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Carlos Frias and Russ Meers

Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.61
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.18
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.42
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.03
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.45
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.45
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.939
0.939
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Carlos Frias and Russ Meers

Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
33
618.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
1433.33
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
543.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
2.13
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
9.91
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.75
-32.72
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.03
-0.93
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Frias
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA