Lamar Johnson vs. Jack Meyers — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jack Meyers comes out clearly ahead of Lamar Johnson across most offensive categories. Jack Meyers led in contact rate (K%+ 165 vs 119), on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 102), and batting average (AVG+ 117 vs 107). Lamar Johnson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 110 vs 86). Jack Meyers was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lamar Johnson and Jack Meyers

Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
792
164.83
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
992
184.5
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2883
600
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3226
600
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2631
547.55
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2834
527.09
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
755
157.13
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
153.63
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
557
115.92
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
121.08
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
25.39
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
120
22.32
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.5
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.63
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
13.32
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.6
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
41.21
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
175
32.55
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
348.04
72.43
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427.96
79.6
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1093
227.47
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
199.01
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
973
202.5
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1163
216.31
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
61.19
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
276
51.33
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
79.29
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
363
67.51
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
611
127.16
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
625
116.24
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
370.71
77.15
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472.13
87.81
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.46
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
11.72
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
211
43.91
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
50.96
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.71
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
307
63.89
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
32.36
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.39
9.39
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.54
18.54
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.57
1.57
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.25
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
10.23
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.83
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
102
21.23
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
4.58
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.18
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.95
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.74
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
8.53
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
8.93
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
53.66
53.66
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.67
91.67

Fielding Stats for Lamar Johnson and Jack Meyers

Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.18
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
5.52
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
1.06
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.09
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9686
27
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4452
27
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3228.2
9
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
9
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3317
9.25
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4537
27.52
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
0.73
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
6.04
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.11
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.89
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3621
10.09
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5679
34.44
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3580
9.98
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5533
33.56
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
97.43
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.463
8.463
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.074
6.074
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.07
90.07
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.76
19.76
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
0.85
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.6
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.05
Lamar Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.96