Fred Hayner vs. Russ Meyer — Career Comparison

Fred Hayner
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Meyer built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Hayner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 13.5 and 3.000 for Fred Hayner. By the career numbers, Russ Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Hayner and Russ Meyer

Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.43
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
15.75
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.44
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.8
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
3.95
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
54
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6014
35.35
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Fred Hayner and Russ Meyer

Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Hayner and Russ Meyer

Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
336.38
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.51
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.7
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.95
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hayner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hayner
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA