Milt Jordan vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Milt Jordan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Milt Jordan 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 5.82 and 1.824 for Milt Jordan. By the career numbers, Deacon Meyers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Milt Jordan and Deacon Meyers

Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
13.76
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.76
13.76
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
41.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.88
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
1.824
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
38.65
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.349
0.349
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Milt Jordan and Deacon Meyers

Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
27
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444.1
9
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Milt Jordan and Deacon Meyers

Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67