Deacon Meyers vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Smith
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh 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 5.6 and 1.581 for Josh 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 Josh Smith

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
5.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
9.89
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.95
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.31
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
40.55
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.85
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.95
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
35.68
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Josh Smith

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Josh Smith

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
2942.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.43
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
38.54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
38.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.63
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA