Deacon Meyers vs. Ray Soff — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Soff
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Soff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Soff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Ray Soff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deacon Meyers and Ray Soff

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.02
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
38.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.68
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
34.55
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Ray Soff

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.51
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.85
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Ray Soff

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
6300
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-45.12
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA