Jim Johnson vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Jim Johnson
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Johnson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Deacon Meyers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.422 compared to 8.1 and 2.100 for Jim Johnson. By the career numbers, Deacon Meyers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Johnson and Deacon Meyers

Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.05
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
8.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
44.55
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
8.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.07
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
33.75
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Jim Johnson and Deacon Meyers

Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.17
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Johnson and Deacon Meyers

Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
21.85
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.25
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67