Deacon Meyers vs. Matt Sauer — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Sauer
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Sauer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Deacon Meyers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.422 compared to 6.85 and 1.674 for Matt Sauer. By the career numbers, Deacon Meyers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deacon Meyers and Matt Sauer

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.7
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.85
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.35
11.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.76
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.72
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.46
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
41.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
36.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.336
0.336
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Matt Sauer

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.7
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Matt Sauer

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
271.96
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
600
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA