Deacon Meyers vs. Gerry Staley — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gerry Staley
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Deacon Meyers and Gerry Staley are fairly close on the surface numbers. Gerry Staley posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.7 vs 4.75) and WHIP (1.330 vs 1.422). Deacon Meyers had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.51 per nine innings vs 0.85). By the career numbers, Gerry Staley had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Deacon Meyers and Gerry Staley

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
2.91
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
0.84
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.61
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.69
54.69
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.06
29.06
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
3.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5945
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1981.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2070
9.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.85
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
2.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
727
3.3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8398
38.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.12
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
4.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7806
35.45
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Gerry Staley

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
6.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2587
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.32
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.52
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
2.17
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.02
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.67
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
6.74
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.48
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
6.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Gerry Staley

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640
622.37
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
600
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
510.53
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
64.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
59.32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.89
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.42
11.11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
70.99
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
102.11
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
34.04
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
18.48
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
51.54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.39
1.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
36.95
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
116
112.8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
5.32
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
49.59
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.59
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0