Deacon Meyers vs. Heathcliff Slocumb — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Heathcliff Slocumb
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Heathcliff Slocumb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Heathcliff Slocumb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.639 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Heathcliff Slocumb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deacon Meyers and Heathcliff Slocumb

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
7.82
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.08
43.08
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1893
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
9.07
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
5.11
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
7.32
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.81
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2853
40.69
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.56
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.7
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.575
1.575
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
34.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Heathcliff Slocumb

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
7.82
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1893
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2.1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.97
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.88
93.88
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Heathcliff Slocumb

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
25338.46
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.42
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.56
-26.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA