Thornton Kipper vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Thornton Kipper
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Thornton Kipper 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 5.27 and 1.798 for Thornton Kipper. By the career numbers, Deacon Meyers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thornton Kipper and Deacon Meyers

Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
11.64
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.18
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
41.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.64
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.64
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
37.09
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Thornton Kipper and Deacon Meyers

Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.28
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.18
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.36
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.17
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.48
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Kipper and Deacon Meyers

Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
1833.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-8.72
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
9
300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Thornton Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67