Deacon Meyers vs. Chad Sobotka — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Sobotka
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Sobotka 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 5.36 and 1.511 for Chad Sobotka. 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 Chad Sobotka

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.36
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.47
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
11.68
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.68
11.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.936
1.936
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
40.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.74
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
34.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Chad Sobotka

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.02
0.02
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Chad Sobotka

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
10000
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA