Russ Meers vs. Rob Tejeda — Career Comparison

Russ Meers
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rob Tejeda
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rob Tejeda 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 4.42 and 1.477 for Rob Tejeda. 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 Rob Tejeda

Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.63
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.79
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.08
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.49
28.49
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.98
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
4.42
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
8.18
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
8.08
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.54
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.96
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.16
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
5.01
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.76
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
7.55
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.992
0.992
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.86
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.63
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
38.83
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
39.62
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.81
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.52
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
4.89
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.67
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
33.35
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1647
33.54
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Russ Meers and Rob Tejeda

Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.79
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.08
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.81
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.2
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.77
90.77
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.442
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.49
28.49
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meers and Rob Tejeda

Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
43
1433.33
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
3487.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
468.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
9.91
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.35
6.52
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.03
-0.93
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.57
-10.59
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
13
243.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA