Tom Glavine vs. Rusty Meacham — Career Comparison

Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Rusty Meacham
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Glavine built a career as a starting pitcher and Rusty Meacham as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rusty Meacham led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 110), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 93), and strikeout rate (K%+ 80 vs 69). Role difference aside, Rusty Meacham holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Glavine and Rusty Meacham

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
5.72
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.41
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.5
57.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.11
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
3.54
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.43
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4298
8.76
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
10
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.73
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.02
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1500
3.06
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.44
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.3
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2607
5.32
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
5.2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
0.848
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18604
37.94
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
39.1
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.18
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
4.93
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.46
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.23
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.68
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.79
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16697
34.05
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1351
35.45
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1

Fielding Stats for Tom Glavine and Rusty Meacham

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
5.72
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.53
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.79
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
1.75
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.42
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.05
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
2.33
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.28
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
2.28
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
2.2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.14
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Glavine and Rusty Meacham

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
258.6
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
218
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1645
600
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1323
482.55
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
89.73
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
79.51
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.12
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.21
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.16
24.86
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
101.4
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
127.29
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
33.92
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
32.83
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
66.38
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
28.16
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.84
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
329
120
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.78
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Rusty Meacham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rusty Meacham
Career
Per 600 PA