Roy Joiner vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Roy Joiner
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York 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 Roy Joiner 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 5.28 and 1.771 for Roy Joiner. By the career numbers, Deacon Meyers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Joiner and Deacon Meyers

Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.18
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.28
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
13.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.25
13.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.69
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
42.74
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.39
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.28
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.771
1.771
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
39.55
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.347
0.347
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.74
42.74
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Roy Joiner and Deacon Meyers

Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
27
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444.1
9
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Joiner and Deacon Meyers

Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
1300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
31.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
40
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67