Deacon Meyers vs. Eric Yardley — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Yardley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Yardley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Eric Yardley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deacon Meyers and Eric Yardley

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.52
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.91
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
34.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Eric Yardley

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.17
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.52
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.68
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Eric Yardley

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
271.96
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA