Gordon Jones vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Gordon Jones
Silent GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Gordon Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gordon Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.429 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Gordon Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gordon Jones and Deacon Meyers

Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
4.06
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.28
12.28
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
4.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
9.63
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.85
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
5.51
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
38.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
4.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1514
35.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Gordon Jones and Deacon Meyers

Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
4.06
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.19
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.76
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.28
12.28
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gordon Jones and Deacon Meyers

Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
1298.73
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
67
508.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
9.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
9
68.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-1.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
113.92
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.27
5.27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Gordon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Gordon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67