Russ Meyer vs. Reggie Richter — Career Comparison

Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Reggie Richter
Lost GenerationGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Meyer built a career as a starting pitcher and Reggie Richter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Reggie Richter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.99 and 1.409 for Russ Meyer. By the career numbers, Reggie Richter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Meyer and Reggie Richter

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.62
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.43
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.73
22.73
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
3.99
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.13
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.44
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.21
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.8
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.29
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.6
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6570
38.61
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
37.04
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.98
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.94
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
33.26
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04

Fielding Stats for Russ Meyer and Reggie Richter

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
27
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340.1
9
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meyer and Reggie Richter

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1320
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
58
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.51
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.7
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.42
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
26.36
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
52.72
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-23.83
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.95
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA