Deacon Meyers vs. Steve Slayton — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Slayton
Greatest GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Slayton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Slayton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Steve Slayton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deacon Meyers and Steve Slayton

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.71
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
37.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
33.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Steve Slayton

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
27
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444.1
9
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Steve Slayton

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA