Deacon Meyers vs. Mike Sullivan — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Sullivan 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 5.04 and 1.674 for Mike Sullivan. 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 Mike Sullivan

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.65
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.96
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.44
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.53
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.38
45.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.75
58.75
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.38
74.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
5.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3334
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
10.46
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.46
10.46
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
4.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
2.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.63
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.62
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5187
42.01
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
7.22
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4542
36.78
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.01
42.01

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Mike Sullivan

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.39
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
1.83
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.34
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
2.55
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
2.21
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.71
86.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.702
1.702
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Mike Sullivan

Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
271.96
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
187.87
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
600
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
576.52
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
112.72
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
96.28
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
10.57
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.52
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.35
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.44
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.8
31.46
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
137.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
131.51
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
54.01
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
56.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
108.02
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.58
31.21
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
15.26
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
92
108.02
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.55
5.55
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.7
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.52
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100