Russ Meers vs. Robbie Ray — Career Comparison

Russ Meers
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robbie Ray
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Robbie Ray 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. Robbie Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.303 compared to 3.98 and 1.482 for Russ Meers. By the career numbers, Robbie Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Meers and Robbie Ray

Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.63
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.66
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.55
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.07
52.07
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.98
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
3.94
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
8.18
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
7.81
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.54
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.35
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.16
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.8
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.76
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
10.83
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.992
0.992
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.86
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.37
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
38.83
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6097
38.08
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.52
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
4.21
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.19
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.6
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
33.35
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5379
33.6
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Russ Meers and Robbie Ray

Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.66
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4323
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.22
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.81
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.08
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.04
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.626
0.626
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meers and Robbie Ray

Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
1433.33
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
597.76
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
600
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
530.6
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
76.12
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
60.45
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.43
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.67
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
9.91
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.76
15.13
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
96.27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
85.07
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
24.63
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.15
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
42.54
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-0.93
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
2.27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.96
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
116
259.7
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
58.21
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.72
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA