Deacon Meyers vs. Ed Sukla — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Sukla
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Sukla 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 5.26 and 1.383 for Ed Sukla. 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 Ed Sukla

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.84
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9.12
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.56
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
38.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.68
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.26
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
35.06
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Ed Sukla

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.84
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.28
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.28
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Ed Sukla

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
23400
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA