Deacon Meyers vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Deacon Meyers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.422 compared to 5.08 and 1.827 for Dave Smith. By the career numbers, Deacon Meyers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deacon Meyers and Dave Smith

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.47
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.08
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.64
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
42.63
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.89
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.827
1.827
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.34
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Dave Smith

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Dave Smith

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
942.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-27.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA