Deacon Meyers vs. Fred Scherman — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Scherman
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Scherman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Scherman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.505 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Fred Scherman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deacon Meyers and Fred Scherman

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
5.81
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.55
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.93
55.93
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.65
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.66
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
8.76
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.77
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.11
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.98
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2331
39.12
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.77
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2004
33.63
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Fred Scherman

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
5.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1610
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.59
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.26
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.91
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.84
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Fred Scherman

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
2263.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
534.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
65.22
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
15.89
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
17
110.87
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.09
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.7
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
8.76
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
150
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA