Bill Kunkel vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Bill Kunkel
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Kunkel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Kunkel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.451 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Bill Kunkel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Kunkel and Deacon Meyers

Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.61
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
9.65
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.07
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
5.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.925
0.925
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
39.3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.46
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
5.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
36.21
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Bill Kunkel and Deacon Meyers

Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.61
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.76
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.08
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.89
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Kunkel and Deacon Meyers

Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
3141.18
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
36.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
46.81
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.25
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67