Deacon Meyers vs. Kevin Shackelford — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Shackelford
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Shackelford 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 5.35 and 1.578 for Kevin Shackelford. 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 Kevin Shackelford

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
10.01
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.96
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.47
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
40.97
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
35.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Kevin Shackelford

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.32
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Kevin Shackelford

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4650
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA