Deacon Meyers vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Deacon Meyers and Joe Strong are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Strong had the edge in ERA (4.13 vs 4.75). By the career numbers, Joe Strong 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 Joe Strong

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.97
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.49
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.68
51.68
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.75
58.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.61
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
9.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
3.27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
3.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.28
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
35.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1525
31.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.68
35.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Joe Strong

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.69
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4883
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.63
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.84
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
2.62
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
2.47
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.461
1.461
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.92
60.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.3
68.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Joe Strong

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
271.96
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
241.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
519.37
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
134.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
92.98
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.62
72.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
196.85
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
197.58
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
74.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
138.01
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.17
77.85
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.63
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
39.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
59.56
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.91
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.91
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100