Deacon Meyers vs. Willie Sudhoff — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Sudhoff
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Sudhoff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie Sudhoff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Willie Sudhoff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deacon Meyers and Willie Sudhoff

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.65
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.97
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.04
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.44
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.59
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.04
43.04
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.75
58.75
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.97
85.97
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
3.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6226
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2173
9.42
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.62
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
2.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8810
38.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1141
4.95
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8082
35.05
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Willie Sudhoff

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6708
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2236
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.53
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
2.17
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.26
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.67
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
3.94
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.48
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
3.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.37
93.37
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.977
1.977
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
20.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Willie Sudhoff

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
271.96
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
196.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
924
600
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
542.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
96.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
79.87
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
10.39
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.84
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.65
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
16.88
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.92
32.41
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
120.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
138.96
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
50
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
37.01
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
86.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.42
32.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
38.31
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
180
116.88
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
14.94
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.44
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.44
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100