Deacon Meyers vs. Tex Shirley — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tex Shirley
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Deacon Meyers and Tex Shirley are fairly close on the surface numbers. Deacon Meyers carried a career ERA of 4.75 against Tex Shirley's 4.25. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Deacon Meyers and Tex Shirley — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deacon Meyers and Tex Shirley

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.06
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.97
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.09
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1340
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.93
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
5.84
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
3.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
40.72
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.98
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
34.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.72
40.72

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Tex Shirley

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
27
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444.1
9
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Tex Shirley

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
468.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
164
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
581.71
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
124.39
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
113.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
7.55
27.62
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
135.37
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
35
128.05
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
84.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.93
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
117.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
29.21
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.66
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
38
139.02
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.63
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.66
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.66
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.66
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100