Hal Kime vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Hal Kime
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal Kime as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hal Kime posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Hal Kime had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Kime and Deacon Meyers

Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
38.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
34.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Hal Kime and Deacon Meyers

Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
27
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444.1
9
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Kime and Deacon Meyers

Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Kime
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Hal Kime
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67