Deacon Meyers vs. Lou Sleater — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Sleater
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Sleater as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Sleater posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Lou Sleater had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deacon Meyers and Lou Sleater

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.92
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
300.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
9.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.96
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
5.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.55
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
40.92
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
5.42
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
35.53
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Lou Sleater

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
7.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.17
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.76
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.67
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.76
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.443
0.443
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Lou Sleater

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
798.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
109
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
566.97
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
115.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.8
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.43
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.76
48.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
192.66
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
137.61
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
8
44.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
42.99
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.02
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
11
60.55
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.91
9.91
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA