Alex Meyer vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Alex Meyer
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Meyer built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Venafro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.457 compared to 4.63 and 1.458 for Alex Meyer. By the career numbers, Mike Venafro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Meyer and Mike Venafro

Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.08
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.63
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.09
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
7.27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.85
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.34
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
10.1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4.65
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.773
1.773
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
40.03
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1107
39.33
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.81
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.58
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
33.33
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
34.28
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Alex Meyer and Mike Venafro

Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.08
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.546
0.546
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Meyer and Mike Venafro

Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
6600
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA