Deacon Meyers vs. Garland Shifflett — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Garland Shifflett 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 6.31 and 1.753 for Garland Shifflett. 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 Garland Shifflett

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.61
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9.82
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.96
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.51
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
43.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.753
1.753
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
36.82
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.13
43.13

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Garland Shifflett

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.61
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Garland Shifflett

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
2400
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Garland Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Garland Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA