Deacon Meyers vs. Larry Sherry — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Sherry
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Sherry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Sherry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.471 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Larry Sherry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deacon Meyers and Larry Sherry

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.64
54.64
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.92
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2398
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
799.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
8.41
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.88
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
4.21
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.62
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
6.82
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3480
39.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.76
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.24
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
34.61
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Larry Sherry

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2398
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
799.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.57
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.99
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.85
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.66
92.66
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.394
0.394
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Larry Sherry

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
1521.95
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
164
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
541.46
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
91.46
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
65.85
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.66
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.98
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.8
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.43
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.61
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.47
34.65
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
150
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
33
120.73
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.61
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.93
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
13
47.56
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.72
28.26
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.66
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.61
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
37
135.37
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA