Tom Funk vs. Elmer Myers — Career Comparison

Tom Funk
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Myers
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Myers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Funk as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elmer Myers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.441 compared to 6.48 and 1.920 for Tom Funk. By the career numbers, Elmer Myers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Funk and Elmer Myers

Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.51
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.04
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.45
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.59
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.31
43.31
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.64
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4.06
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1102
9
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10.8
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
9.38
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.59
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
3.5
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.27
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4747
38.77
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
5.1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
37.8
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4256
34.76
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Tom Funk and Elmer Myers

Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
27
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
9
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.108
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Funk and Elmer Myers

Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
266.97
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
600
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
566.97
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
127.98
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
105.96
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.51
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.5
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.02
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.39
39.06
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
155.5
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
145.87
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
50.92
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
50.92
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
101.83
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.65
43.55
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.89
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
89.45
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.14
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.5
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.88
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80