Kid Gleason vs. Joey Meyer — Career Comparison

Kid Gleason
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Joey Meyer
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter

Looking at the career totals, Kid Gleason and Joey Meyer are closely matched on the surface stats. Joey Meyer posted stronger numbers in OPS (.720 vs .628) and slugging (.416 vs .318). Kid Gleason had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .304). By the career numbers, Joey Meyer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Kid Gleason and Joey Meyer

Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1968
143.82
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
181.4
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8210
600
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
516
600
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7459
545.12
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
551.16
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1946
142.22
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
119
138.37
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1634
119.42
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
77
89.53
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
15.79
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.91
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
5.92
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.1
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.93
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
22.8
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
48.84
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826.88
60.43
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.72
69.44
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
173.13
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
229.07
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2485
181.61
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
155
180.23
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1022
74.69
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
35
40.7
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
824
60.22
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
86.05
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1831
133.81
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
91
105.81
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
942.54
68.88
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
59.13
68.75
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.78
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
36.61
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.7
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.49
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
29.82
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
144.19
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
20.12
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.16
4.16
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
15.49
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.98
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.79
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
24.04
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.16
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
24.04
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Kid Gleason and Joey Meyer

Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
1.06
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.45
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.25
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.14
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50205
27
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16735
9
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4237
2.28
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
8.26
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5324
2.86
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.71
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
0.36
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10233
5.5
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
9.11
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9561
5.14
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
8.97
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.851
4.851
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.177
6.177
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Joey Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.43
78.43
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
0.33
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.94
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0