Deacon Meyers vs. Gus Yost — Career Comparison

Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus Yost
UnknownChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Deacon Meyers built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus Yost 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 13.5 and 4.125 for Gus Yost. 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 Gus Yost

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.97
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.75
58.75
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
13.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.74
14.74
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.375
3.375
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
64.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
13.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.125
4.125
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
37.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.13
64.13

Fielding Stats for Deacon Meyers and Gus Yost

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.32
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.17
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.67
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.48
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.977
1.977
Gus Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Meyers and Gus Yost

Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Gus Yost
Career
Per 600 PA