Mike Joyce vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Mike Joyce
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Joyce as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Joyce posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Mike Joyce had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Joyce and Deacon Meyers

Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.83
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
39.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.389
1.389
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
35.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Mike Joyce and Deacon Meyers

Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Joyce and Deacon Meyers

Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
2325
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
89.46
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
111.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67