Russ Meers vs. Charlie Morton — Career Comparison

Russ Meers
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Morton
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Charlie Morton built a career as a starting pitcher and Russ Meers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Meers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.482 compared to 4.13 and 1.336 for Charlie Morton. By the career numbers, Russ Meers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Meers and Charlie Morton

Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.63
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.65
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.62
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.58
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.53
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.32
98.32
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.98
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
4.13
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6803
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2267.2
9
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
8.18
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2143
8.51
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.54
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.9
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.16
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
3.41
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.76
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2196
8.72
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.992
0.992
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.86
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.29
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
0.79
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
38.83
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9755
38.72
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.52
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
4.52
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.25
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.25
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.88
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
33.35
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8570
34.01
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72

Fielding Stats for Russ Meers and Charlie Morton

Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
1.65
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.62
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6803
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2267.2
9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.44
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.91
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.1
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.36
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.93
92.93
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.32
98.32
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meers and Charlie Morton

Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
1433.33
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
417
676.22
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
600
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
520.54
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
43.78
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.11
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.11
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
9.91
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.47
4.01
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
51.89
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
48.65
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.59
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
11.35
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
25.95
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.03
-0.93
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.23
-23.08
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.86
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
170
275.68
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
71.35
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.49
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0