Mike James vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Mike James
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Mike James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike James and Deacon Meyers

Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
8.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
7.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1366
39.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
33.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Mike James and Deacon Meyers

Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike James and Deacon Meyers

Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
86700
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67