Steve Jones vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Steve Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Jones and Deacon Meyers

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.56
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
34.56
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Steve Jones and Deacon Meyers

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.22
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.89
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Jones and Deacon Meyers

Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
1520
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.43
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
33.63
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.25
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67