Bill James vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Deacon Meyers. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.2 vs 4.75) and home runs allowed (0.12 per nine innings vs 0.51). By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill James and Deacon Meyers

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.65
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.12
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.97
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.75
58.75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
8.47
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.37
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4958
37.83
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.26
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4332
33.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Deacon Meyers

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Deacon Meyers

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
294.92
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
520.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
74.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.92
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.72
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.08
19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
85.71
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
117.68
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
25
36.32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.43
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
37
53.75
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
9.26
13.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.36
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
39.23
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
138
200.48
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
2.99
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.8
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67