Deacon Meyers vs. Harry Smythe — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Smythe
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Smythe 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 6.4 and 1.901 for Harry Smythe. 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 Harry Smythe

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.49
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
6.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
13.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.61
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.92
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
0.614
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
43.41
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.69
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
8.26
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.26
8.26
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.901
1.901
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
39.51
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.349
0.349
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Harry Smythe

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444.1
9
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Harry Smythe

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
651.72
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
558.62
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
41.03
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
48
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.29
8.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA