Deacon Meyers vs. Al Smith — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Smith
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Deacon Meyers and Al Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Al Smith had the edge in ERA (3.72 vs 4.75). By the career numbers, Al Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Deacon Meyers and Al Smith

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.93
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.97
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.5
49.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.74
56.74
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
3.72
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4987
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
9.24
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.51
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
3.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
3.18
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7112
38.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
4.48
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6493
35.15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Al Smith

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
27
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444.1
9
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.185
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Al Smith

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
353.69
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
600
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
527.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
100.49
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
85.71
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.82
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.99
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.97
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.63
30.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
120.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
154.68
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
47.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
37.44
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
82.76
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.32
31.85
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.94
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.25
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
50.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
106
104.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.72
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
17.73
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA